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MONEY MAKING 

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MERRY MAKING 

ENTERTAINMENTS 



BY 



Lizzie J. Rook and Mrs, E. J. H. Goodfellow 

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PHILADELPHIA 

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY 

1903 



THE LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS. 

Two Copies Received 

JUL 25 1903 

a Copyttgnt tntry 
LASS ^^XXcNo. 



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i4- ^ "S 
COPY B. 



Copyright 1903 by The Penn Publishing Company 



Monej Making 



Contents 



The Human Music Sheet 7 

A Sunflower Talk . .8 

A Minstrel Sheet 9 

An Indian Sheet 10 

Pantomime Song with Piano Accompaniment ... 11 

Wiggles • .... 15 

Childhood's Happy Year, or, the Glad Seasons ... 17 

A Dickens' Shop .19 

A Wild Goose Chase 20 

Progressive Conversation .21 

A Colonial Supper 23 

Hidden Edibles 23 

A Rainbow Supper . . . • 25 

A Military Euchre .26 

College Hearts 29 

A Pictorial B (Bee) Hive 30 

A Search for Good Luck . 31 

Baggage 33 

Smelling Contest .34 

Phantom Supper 35 

An Exhibition of Art or an Artful Exhibition . . . 36 

Progressive Peanuts 38 

Electric Rag Dolls ........ 40 

Brothers of Pity 42 

Crambo . . . . . . . . . .43 

The Flour Merchant 44 

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Scenes from Dickens . . . . . . .44 

A Search for Nations 59 

Love Story Told by the Names of Popular Songs . . 61 
An International Yacht Race . . . . . .63 

Guess Who 66 

Musical Chairs . . . . . . . . .66 

Nest Hunting 67 

For the Evening of Saint Valentine 68 

Saint Valentine's Wheel 73 

An International Supper 74 

Charade — Pantomime Manicure 76 

Drill of the Young Harvesters 77 

An Indoor Garden Party . 81 

A Progressive Letter 82 

An Alphabetical Dinner ....... 83 

A Conundrum Dinner . . . . . . .83 

A Ship Social 87 

Oar Drill for Sixteen Girls .88 

Random Rhyming 93 

Mother Goose Party .93 

A Rainbovv^ Party . . . . . . . .94 

A " Mother Goose " Market 98 

Word Building 101 

Find the Missing Cats . , 102 

Transposing Lines 103 

What We Don't Know . . . . . . .104 

A Touring Party . . . . . . . .105 

A Proverb Contest . . . ... . . 110 

Follow the String 112 

A Collection of Representative Men 116 

A Progressive Dinner .118 

A Trip to Niagara Falls 122 

Literary Sandwiches . . . . . . . 124 

A Circulating Library 126 

A Floral Love Tale 129 

Madame Jarley and Madame Tussaud's Combination of 

Wax Works . . . . , . . . 133 



CONTENTS 5 

Clioppecl Proverbs 140 

Illustratiug Mother Goose Rhymes 141 

Hand-Craft .142 

Bliud Postman . . . . . . . . 142 

An Auction Sale of Paintings 143 

Testing the Senses 145 

A Washington Party 148 

A Hit or Miss Social . 150 

Autograph Quilt . . . . . . . . 151 

State and City Bee 152 

An Indian Encampment 155 

Farming Experiences , 158 

Boston Proverbs 160 

An Anagram Contest 160 

Charade in Pantomime 161 

A Fad Affair .163 

Silent Supper . , 164 

The Travelers' Alphabet 165 

Rainbow Motion Song • 165 

Book Reviewing . . , . . . . . 167 

A Bird Contest 168 

A "C" Supper 170 

A Quaker "T" (Tea) 172 

Musical Party 173 

Charade in Pantomime 175 

Initials . . . . 176 

An Alphabetic Game 177 

The Berry Social . • 178 

A Short Story— Long 179 

Jack Sprat 182 

An Elaborated Mother Goose Party 183 

The Geographical Game 186 

The Game of Telegrams 187 

An Indoor Clover Party . . ' 187 

Song Tableaux 188 

A Hallowe'en Party 389 

Progressive Anagrams 193 



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Charade iu Pantomime . . . . , . 194 
A Variety of " Teas " . . - . . . .196 

Rhyme Charades 197 

An Automatic Restaurant 198 

A Pictorial Advertisement 200 

A Box of Trained Rabbits 200 



Money-Making 
Entertainments 



THE HUMAX MUSIC SHEET 

This startling phenomenon makes a very 
pleasing number on any program, for a public 
entertainment. A sheet is stretched across a 
platform and securely fastened to the floor, 
which is the first preliminary. Back of the 
sheet chairs are placed in convenient positions on 
which the performers are to stand and kneel, so 
as to acquire the different heights desired. Holes 
are cut out at these different heights, through 
w^hich faces are to appear. . In the front of the 
sheet around the holes, vegetables, fruits, flowers 
or exaggerated lines are drawn with colored 
crayons. Almost any one with even a slight 
knowledge of drawing, assisted by an illustrated 
catalogue from a seed or flower store can do the 
decorating. Cauliflower, cabbage or large green 
leaves make a good effect. At the time of enter- 
tainment the singers place themselves in position 
on the chairs and put their faces through the 

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holes made on the sheet. They are then in po- 
sition to startle the audience with *'The Ani- 
mated Sheet," by singing a chorus. If the sing- 
ers are men, some of the college son;^s would be 
appropriate, such as " Eig a Jig," " My Bonnie 
lies over the Ocean." Another very pleasing 
representation for children would be a bunch of 
pansies, grouped artistically — as these flowers 
seem to suggest little faces. They sing " Sweetest 
Bunch of Violets," substituting the word pan- 
sies for violets. Still another for children would 
be a daisy chain formed by the faces and flowers 
[daisies]. The following words to the tune of 
" The Old Oaken Bucket," are used. 

" How dear to the heart are the scenes of my childhood, 

When fond recollections present them to view; 
The orchard, the meadow, the deep-tangled wild wood," 

And all the broad fields, where the wild daisies grew. 
How eager we gathered the fair, blooming flowers, 

And plucked off their petals our fortunes to tell; 
Or quickly in garlands we wove them for bowers 

Or wreathed them for crownlets youth's beauty to swell. 

Chorus: — The daisy, the daisy, the bright blooming daisy, 
The white-petaled daisy, we all love so well. 



A SUNFLOWER STALK 

This sunflower stalk is for ten little girls. A 
huge sunflower, bearing ten sunflowers is 
drawn on the sheet with colored crayons. The 
petals, of course, are yellow and the centres 



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brown. The centres are cut almost to the top — 
an inch or two being uncut. This flap is raised, 
so that a face may protrude, and when the face is 
withdrawiii the flap can cover the hole. Ten 
faces are at the holes when the curtain rises, and 
the chorus of " John Brown's Ten Little Injins " 
is altered to " Ten Little Sunflowers." As each 
number is mentioned it withdraws itself, and 
allows the brown centre to take its place. It is 
carried out in the following way. Ten little, 
nine little, eight little sunflowers, seven little, 
six little, five little sunflowers, four little, three 
little, two little sunflowers, one little sunflower 
girl. Then beginning at one, the faces all appear 
as they are mentioned, until all ten are again in 
position. Then repeat from ten until all have 
withdrawn, and only the picture remains. 



A MINSTREL SHEET 

This can be made by a group of large sun- 
flowers drawn on the sheet with crayons, as sug- 
gested in the preceding representations. The 
faces of the singers are blackened, and the lips 
are colored very red. They should be in position 
when the curtain rises — with eyes closed. While 
the prelude to the first song is sung, at a signal 
the eyes open suddenly, and the eyeballs roll, 
mouths open and shut with a snap, which gives 



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a very grotesque effect. The negro melodies- — 
"Way down upon the Suwanee Kiver," "Old 
Black Joe," "Old Uncle Ned," "Aunt Dinah's 
Quilting Party," etc., may be sung. 



AN INDIAN SHEET 
This can be made by marking on the sheet 
around the holes where the faces are to appear, long 
black lines for the straight hair of the Indians, with 
the feathers for the head-gear on top. A picture 
of an Indian should be used as a model, and the rep- 
resentation on the sheet made to look as nearly like 
it as possible. The boys' faces should be colored 
dark red. When the curtain rises there are no 
faces on the sheet. Behind the sheet the boys 
sing " John Brown had a little Injin." John 
Brown had a little Injin, John Brown had a little 
Injin, one little Injin Boy. \_One face appears 
through the hole.'] Chorus : — One little, two 
little, three little Injins [tioo more faces appear\ 
four little, five little, six little Injins \three more 
faces appear\ seven little, eight little, nine little 
Injins {three more faces ap2^ear\ ten little Injin 
Boys \the last one appears]. Then descending — 
Ten little, nine little, eight little Injins [three 
withdraw in order named], seven little, six little, 
five little Injins [three 'more withdraiv], four 
little, three little, two little Injins [three again 
withdraw], one little Injin Boy [last one witlh- 



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draW's]. Again behind the sheet they sing 
'sTohn Brown had a little Injin," and they ap- 
pear as in the beginning until the ten are in 
place, when the voices run up and down the scale 
rapidly to similate a war-whoop. Curtain is 
drawn. 



PANTOMIME SONG WITH PIANO AC- 
COMPANIMENT 

Stak Spangled Banner. 

This song, with appropriate gestures may be 
given by any number of young girls ; but twelve 
make a very good class. 

The girls should be dressed in plain white 
gowns — full skirts and blouse waists — with rib- 
bon belts or sashes, in which a small flag is 
folded. 

The gestures should be made in unison, and 
with great deliberation. The waving of the 
flags should be sprightly and energetic, and the 
song should be sung with enthusiasm. The song, 
with directions for making the motions is here 
given. The directions precede the word at 
which the motion begins. 

Song 
\Itiglit hand sJiading eyes^ body slightly hent for- 
ward.'] 



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" Oh ! say can you see, by the dawn's early light, 

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last 
gleaming ? 

[Ar9?i down at sideJ] 

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the 
perilous fight, 

\JR,ight hand pointing diagonally ti])ward.'\ 

O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly 
streaming. 

\IIand down.] 

[Arms raised high, hands nearly touching each 
other.] 

And the rocket's red glare \hctnds thrown hcocTc- 
loard from the lorist with a sudden, quick 
movement], the bombs bursting in air 

[Hands doton.] 

Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still 
there. 

[Draw flag from belt and loave it ahove the head.] 

Oh ! say does that star spangled banner j^et wave 

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? 

[Rejplace flag in belt.] 

[Turn hody to the left, arms extended forward, 

head slightly he^it.] 
"On the shore dimly seen, thro' the mists of the 

deep, 
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence 

reposes, 



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[Tu7m l)ody hack to original j^osition and quicMy 

raise right arm diagonally upwardJ] 
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering 

steep, 
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses ? 
{Hand dow^i.] 
Kow it catches the gleam of the morning's first 

beam, 
[Both arms extended forward and upward in 

parallel lines.'] 
In full glory reflected [tur^i the hands ^;>6^Z??i5 

downward^ now shines on the stream. 
[Hands down.] 
[Wave flag above the head.] 

'Tis the star spangled banner ; oh, long may it wave 
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. 
[Replace flag in helt.] 

" And where is that band who so vauntingly swore. 
Mid the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, 
A home and a country they'd leave us no more ? 
[Hands pointing downward.] 
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' 

pollution, 
[Hands down at side.] 
No refuge could save the hireling and slave 
[Turn the hody with a sudden swift motion 
around toward the left and make a step for- 
ward as though in flight.] 



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From the terror of flight [turn hack to original 
jposition^ hands in front pointing doivn- 
waTd\ or the gloom of the grave. 

[Arms down at side.'] 

[Wave flag.] 

And the star spangled banner in triumph shall 
wave 

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. 

[Beplaee flag m helt.] 

" Oh ! thus be it ever [stand erect^ ar^ns folded in 

front] when freemen shall stand 
Between our loved homes and the war's desolation ; 
[Arras down.] 

Blest with [right arm extended straight, at its 

full height] victory and peace [hands 

down] may the Heaven-rescued land, 

[Eyes raised heavenward, hands raised slightly, 

and pressed together palm to palm, and 

fingers to fingers.] 

Praise the Power that hath made and preserved 

us a nation ! 
[Arms down.] 

[Head and shoxdders hack, arms ahimho, hands 
resting on hipj, right foot forioard, placed 
firmly on the floor.] 
Then conquer we must when our cause it is just ; 
[ Original position.] 
And this be our motto ; [eyes raised and arms 



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crossed over the breast] "In God is our 

trust." 
[Ar77is down. Wave flags vigor otcsly.] 
And the star spangled banner in triumph shall 

wave 
O'er the land of the free and the home of the 

brave." 



WIGGLES 

The game of Wiggles with pencil and paper is 
an amusing contest for a social evening. 

A numbered piece of paper containing a wig- 
gling line is given to each one in the company. 

The contestants are expected to make a draw- 
ing on this paper in which they must apply the 
given line in a conspicuous way. 

A number of specimens is given in which 
different lines have been applied. 

The wiggle in each drawing represents the one 
placed near the figure drawn. 

Five lines below — the three on the right and 
the two on the left — are new lines that may be 
used in other drawings. 

When the drawings are completed, the guests 
write their names on the backs of their papers 
and they are collected to be voted upon. 

The one receiving the highest number of votes 
is awarded a prize — something in the art line, a 
picture, paints, or pencils would be suitable. 



.A SHEET OF HPFLIED Wl DOLES. 




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CHILDHOOD'S HAPPY YEAR, OR, THE 
GLAD SEASONS 

This representation in costume and chorus is 
very suitable for an opening to a Juvenile Enter- 
tainment. Four girls form each season. The 
costumes can be made from crepe tissue paper or 
cheese-cloth — the spangled sort is more effective. 
Spring should be represented by dresses of green 
— green wreaths on head. Summer, by dresses 
of white trimmed with artificial roses. Fall, by 
deep orange, trimmed with fall leaves. Winter, 
by dresses of red, dotted over with white raw 
cotton. 

Spring enters first ; — marches to the front of 
platform, where the first verse is sung. At end 
of verse, two of the girls turn to the right and 
two to the left, march down sides and join at 
back. The other seasons follow in like manner, 
each season singing their verse as they reach the 
front of stage — at the close of the verse they 
turn to left and right, march down the sides to 
the back, as Spring did, taking their places be- 
hind the season which preceded it. This brings 
Spring again to the front, after Winter. The 
four giHs, in each season turn to left and right, 
and as they meet join hands forming a circle. 
They continue in this ring, while singing the 
chorus twice. They loosen hands, and march 
out in single file, Spring taking the lead. 



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Childhood's Happy Year 
[Tune, Swinging ^neath the Old Apple Tree) 

Happy Childhood's hours, 
With the budding flowets, 
"With the warbling songsters 

In leafy trees ; 
When the earth rejoices, 
Glad we Join our voices, 

Happy in the spring are we. 

Chorus : — Happy Childhood ! Happy Childhood ! 
Singing all the day right merrily ; 
Happy Childhood ! Happy Childhood ! 
Happy all the year are we. 

In the summer weather, 
Glad we are together, 
Chasing little butterflies 

While on the wing ; 
Eingiug round o' rosies, 
Gathering sweetest posies, 

Happy in the summer as the spring.— Choe US 

"WTien the winds are sighing 
And the leaves are dying 
Opening prickling burrs 

'Neath chestnut trees — 
Merrily we're racing 
In the air so bracing 

Happy in the autumn breeze. — Chorus : 

When Jack Frost is nipping 
Still we're gaily sipping 

All the sweetness stored throughout the year — 
So, with cheeks aglowing 
Welcome we the snowing 

Winter brings us all good cheer. — Chorus : 



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A DICKENS' SHOP 

This may be conducted as a Bazaar, or the old- 
fashioned fair, but as novel arrangements of old 
ideas are always welcome, we suggest the Dick- 
ens' Shop. Tickets can be issued with the head- 
ing, " Come to the Dickens' Shop " at in 

. The booths are named for the Dickens' 

Books, and can be carried out as follows : 

Great Expectations is a fishing pond presided 
over by Rip, who brings up articles by hand. 

Old Curiosity Shop is a booth, and should con- 
tain a great conglomeration of old articles, — 
puzzles, games, old china, or that which purports 
to be such ; pictures, hardware, and an endless 
variety of salable things. This booth is presided 
over by Little Kell, and by a lad costumed as 
her grandfather. She should be very solicitous 
about his comfort. 

David Copperfield Booth, presided over by 
David, should have articles priced in odd coppers, 
such as three coppers, seven coppers, nine cop- 
pers, etc. Copies of David Copperfield for sale. 
Each booth, in fact, might have copies of its 
title book for sale. 

Tale of Two Cities, w^hich signifies London 
and Paris, should have goods familiar to those 
two cities for sale, such as English China, 
pictures of the King and Queen of England, 



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pictures of England, busts of Shakespeare, Dick- 
ens and other celebrities. Paris should be rep- 
resented by French China, table-ware, neck- 
wear, and lingerie, etc. This booth is presided 
over by a girl representing the Queen, and a boy 
representing Napoleon. 

Christmas Stories, by a collection of toys, 
books, games, dolls. 

Pickwick Papers in charge of Sam Weller, 
could be represented by tooth-picks, ice-picks, 
and nut-picks, lamp wicks and wax tapers, all 
sorts of writing paper, and magazines. 

Bleak House could be house furnishings, pre- 
sided over by Esther and Ada Jarndyce. 



A WILD GOOSE CHASE 

Invitations for this amusement may be sent 
out on slips of cardboard. A goose drawn in 
the middle — over it the word " wild " and under 
the goose the word " chase," — or the card could 
simply have written on it, " Come to a Wild 
Goose Chase." 

When the guests arrive they are given slips of 
paper, which inform them of their first sign- 
post, — where they will find directions for tlieir 
next move. Of course, each guest receives a 
different locality to investigate. 

For example, — one is told to look under a vase 
in the library ; when he looks here a slip of 



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paper informs him to look under the third step 
of the front stairway. 

When he secures the directions here he may 
be sent to another remote place until finally he 
reaches the desired goal, where he will find a 
favor, which will be a souvenir. As these favors 
are duplicated, each gentleman must search for a 
lady who has an article matching his own. He 
then claims her for partner, for the remainder of 
the evening. The searching parties who are 
continually passing each other, find much amuse- 
ment and hilarity in comparing their notes of 
travel. 



PEOGKESSIYE CONYEESATION 

The leaders are seated around a room at a 
little distance from each other, a vacant chair 
standing by each lady. 

A pencil and a card bearing the number of the 
lady's place in line is given her. 

The gentlemen receive cards each containing a 
different word and a number which he must not 
allow any one to see. 

Each gentleman then finds the lady whose 
card bears the same number as his and takes his 
seat on the chair beside her. 

Then the hostess announces that the gentle- 
men are to engage in a " three minute " conver- 
sation with the lady near him, using the word 



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upon his card three times in the course of the 
conversation. When the time is up the gentle- 
men progress, each moves up to the lady above 
him. 

Number One goes to the end of the line. 

As the gentlemen move away each lad}^ writes 
upon the card she holds, the word that she 
thinks is the correct one. 

Of course she may be wrong, as sometimes 
several words are used three times in the little 
talk. 

The prize or honor should be given to the lady 
w^ho guessed correctly the greatest number of 
words, and to the gentleman whose word was 
the most difficult to guess — that is, the one which 
was guessed correctly the least number of times 
upon the ladies' lists. 

Illustration : Suppose one of the cards con- 
tains the word " play." 

The gentleman, as he takes his seat beside the 
lady, might carelessly say, " What kind of a play 
do you call this ? " 

Yarious answers could be given by the lady, 
and the gentleman in his next remark could 
skilfully bring in the word again, without its 
attracting any attention, especially if some 
longer and more uncommon word is also used 
\xi the same sentence. 



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A COLONIAL SUPPER 

As an appropriate celebration of Washington's 
Birthday, a Colonial Supper would be ver}^ attract- 
ive. The white wig, or powdered hair, panier 
skirt and white kerchief are always becoming to 
the young girl, while the white wig, satin waist- 
coat, ruffled shirt, and knee breeches are equally 
becoming to the young man. 

Instead of the regulation supper of the present 
day, a supper of fricasseed chicken, waffles, corn 
bread, coffee and rich preserves with cream and 
cake would make a novel departure. 

In connection with the supper an entertainment 
should be given. The program could consist of 
old songs, tableaux, recitations, etc. The tab- 
leau of the making of the first flag by Betsy 
Ross would make a good number. A small 
American flag, a diminutive hatchet or a bunch of 
artificial cherries could be given as souvenirs. 



HIDDElSr EDIBLES 

A pleasing game can be made of the following 
idea. Cut out of cardboard slips an inch wide 
and three inches long. Have as many slips as 
there are guests. Write on all the pieces, the 
word " edible." Then on each slip, write a 
description of a different edible. On the other 



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side of the card write the name of the article in 
sympathetic ink. The card will appear perfectly 
blank until held over heat, when the name of the 
article will come out very plainly. Each 
guest is given a slip, and is expected to guess 
the answer from its description. At a cer- 
tain time each one can hold the blank side of the 
cardboard over heat, when he Avill discover 
whether he has guessed correctly. Of course no 
one is told of the test until after the time allow^ed 
for the solution of the puzzles has expired. 

An iron utensil and eiglat ciphers — Y'po^^^oes\ 

Part of a house and a letter— [celery]. 

A vehicle — and life time — [cahhage]. 

To summon — a letter — and a bloom — [cauli- 
flower]. 

Musical divisions— [J^^z^^]. 

Part of the anatomy — a companion — exclama. 
tions — [tomatoes] . 

An intelligent animal — a color — [horseradish]. 

A girl's name — to sum up — [salad^. 

ITot a whole— a range of hills — [partridge]. 

Up-to-date — [chichen] . 

A curse — a girl's name — [banana]. 

A seasoning — impertinence — [pepjper sauce]. 

Felines — elevated — [catsup]. 

A faint rap — a personal pronoun — a big tree — 
a YO^\e\—[tapioca^^. 

A carpenter's tool — a wise person — [sausage]. 

A foreigner — a letter — [tu7''key]. 



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An ailment — a payment — [coffee]. 

To cook — a preposition — [hacoii]. 

A beam from the sun — wiclvedness — \_raisins]. 

A dog — tears — [cMrrants]. 



A EAINBOW SUPPEK 

This supper is represented by the seven colors 
of the rainbow — red, orange, yellow, indigo, green, 
violet and blue. The tables for this supper should 
all be covered first with white table-cloths ; each 
table is decorated with one of the colors of the 
rainbow, beginning with red — by nailing to each 
corner of the table upright pieces of wood, about 
four feet high and covering them with crepe paper, 
or cheese-cloth. These form a support for the 
drapery which is hung in festoons from upright 
to upright. The Red table where the guests are 
first seated has for its bill-of-fare : — 

Bed Table 
Ham. Tongue. 

Bologna sausage. Dried beef. 

Beets. Radishes. Cranberries. 

Cherries. Red Jellies. Bread and Butter. 

Green Tahle 
Olives. Salad garnished with lettuce. 
Green apples. 
Green peppers. "Water cress. 



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Orange Table 
Orange cake. Sliced oranges. 

Cheese. Cofifee. 

Yellow Tahle 
Bananas. Pears. Pineapple. 

Peaches. Yanilla Wafers. 

Violet Table 

Lady fingers tied with violet ribbon. — Yiolet 

candies. 

Indigo Table 
Blue flowers — artificial ragged robin would an- 
swer as souvenirs. 

Blue Table 

Plates are left here, and a blue ticket given 
which entitles the holder to a plate of ice cream. 

A charge of thirty -five cents for all the courses 
could be made, or seven cents charged at each 
table. 



A MILITAEY EUCHEE 

A novel and very exciting variation of the ordi- 
nary progressive euchre may be found in the fol- 
lowing directions for a " Military Euchre." On 
each table is a card called " Military Orders " 
which announces to each player his respective 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 27 

progressions. Also on the table a small paste- 
board box is placed to represent a fort. This is 
perforated with holes, in which at first, four flags 
of one distinctive nation are placed. Each table 
represents a different nation. 1. America. 2. 
England. 3. France. 4. Spain. When the guests 
assemble, they are each given a tally card with 
name of the nation and the number of their chair. 
The flag at this table will be the one for which 
they are to fight during the evening. One couple 
always remains at the home table, defending the 
home flag ; while the other couple obey its " Mili- 
tary Orders " to attack another table. The four 
players at each table remain allies through all the 
games, though they change partners at each pro- 
gression. Thus it happens that once in four 
games two ladies are partners and two gentlemen 
play together. The winning couple at each table 
capture a flag. If the home couple win the game 
the flag remains on that table, but, if the attack- 
ing party win, they take one flag, and plant it in 
their home fort. Of course the great object of 
the game is to capture as many flags as possible. 
The four people whose home table has the great- 
est number of flags are each given a prize, about 
equal in value. If more tables are desired, the 
progressions can be systematically worked out, or 
the following schedule may be duplicated by num- 
bering the extra tables — A, B, C, D, ■ 



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MILITARY EUCHEE.— OEDERS 
Table 1. — America 

Game 1 — Couple 1 and 2 defend Table 1. 
Couple 3 and 4 attack Table 3. 

Game 2 — Couple 1 and 4 defend Table 1. 
Couple 2 and 3 attack Table 2. 

Game 3 — Couple 2 and 4 defend Table 1. 
Couple 1 and 3 attack Table 4. 

Game 4 — Couple 3 and 4 defend Table 1. 
Couple 1 and 2 attack Table 3. 

Table 2. — England 

Game 1 — Couple 1 and 2 defend Table 2. 
Couple 3 and 4 attack Table 4. 

Game 2 — Couple 1 and 4 defend Table 2. 
Couple 2 and 3 attack Table 3. 

Game 3 — Couple 2 and 4 defend Table 2. 
Couple 1 and 2 attack Table 1. 

Game 4 — Couple 3 and 4 defend Table 2. 
Couple 1 and 2 attack Table 4. 

Table 3. — France 

Game 1 — Couple 1 and 2 defend Table 3. 
Couple 3 and 4 attack Table 1. 

Game 2 — Couple 1 and 4 defend Table 3. 
Couple 2 and 3 attack Table 4. 

Game 3 — Couple 2 and 4 defend Table 3. 
Couple 1 and 3 attack Table 2. 



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Game 4 — Couple 3 and 4 defend Table 3. 
Couple 1 and 2 attack Table 1. 

Table 4. — Sj^ain 

Game 1 — Couple 1 and 2 defend Table 4. 
Couple 3 and 4 attack Table 2. 

Game 2 — Couple 1 and 4 defend Table 4. 
Couple 2 and 3 attack Table 1. 

Game 3 — Couple 2 and 4 defend Table 4. 
Couple 1 and 3 attack Table 3. 

Game 4 — Couple 3 and 4 defend Table 4. 
Couple 1 and 2 attack Table 2. 



COLLEGE HEAKTS 

" College Hearts " is played in much the same 
manner as " Military Euchre." Each table repre- 
sents a college, instead of a fort, and has festooned 
above it the college colors in narrow ribbon. 
The players are sent out from their respective 
tables to pile up a score for their college, and 
every game won entitles the team which won it 
to hang a large tissue paper heart on the college 
ribbon. These hearts should be of delicate 
shades, without reference to college colors, and 
are equipped each with a wire hook for hanging 
from the ribbon. The dainty banners floating 
from the college colors give a most fairy-like 
effect. 



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A PICTOEIAL B (BEE) HIVE 

This is a game for pencil and paper. A bee is 
drawn on as many pieces of paper as there are 
words. Also, on the same piece of paper, a repre- 
sentation of the other part of the word is drawn. 
The papers are, of course, prepared before the 
guests arrive. When ready to play the game the 
guests are each given the slips of paper, with the 
picture puzzle, and another plain slip of paper on 
which to write the words solved. A minute or 
two is given to guess the word and w^ite it on 
the plain pieces of paper, which are kept by each 
individual until the end of the game. At a given 
signal the papers are exchanged to the right hand 
neighbor, and when all the puzzles have been 
passed around the papers are collected with the 
individual slips. These slips must contain the 
name of the contestants. The one solving the 
greatest number of course receives a trifling 
prize, which might be a water color picture of a 
bumblebee. The following words could be easily 
represented : 

Be-tide — A bee tied to a tree or any other 
object. 

Be-time — A clock. 

Be-lief— A leaf. 

Be-tween — Two lines, a space between on 
which a B can be marked. 



Be- ware — Cup and saucer [ware]. 

Be-cause — Three crows [caws]. 

Be-stow — Several bees and a toe [bestow]. 

Be- wail — A picture of a whale [wail]. 

Be-rate — Sign of % [per cent.^ rate]. 

Be-head — Picture of a head [head]. 

Be-nign — A Roman IX [nine]. 

Be-low — A small " B " at the bottom of the page 
[low]. 

Be-half — Half of a piece of fruit [half]. 

Be-stride — A picture of a man taking a stride 
[stride]. 

Be-gun — Picture of a gun [gun]. 

Be-fore — Four of any object [four]. 

Be-hoof — Picture of a horse's foot [hoof]. 

Be-long — A very long " B " [belong]. 



A SEARCH FOR GOOD LUCK 

A Good Luck Search Party is an entertaining 
way to spend a pleasant hour. Let the room be 
decorated w4th symbols of good luck, as horse- 
shoes, wish-bones and four leaf clovers. Real 
horse-shoes may be hung over the doors in the 
room, but the wish-bones and four leaf clovers 
could be made of cardboard; the wish-bones be- 
ing covered with silver paper, and the four leaf 
clovers with green paper. Similar symbols are 
hidden in obscure places in the room. First, give 
each guest paper and pencil and ask him to write 



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an experience of good luck, a toast to good luck, 
or what he would consider the biggest piece of 
good luck that could come to him. It will be 
amusing to have these papers read aloud. Then 
give each guest a four leaf clover, cut out of card- 
board, on which the following words are to be 
written or printed. The words are the symbols 
of good luck : " Wish-bone," " Four Leaf Clover," 
" Horse-shoe," " Wedding-ring," " Bright New 
Penny," and " New Moon." The guests are then 
requested to write the interpretation which the 
initials of these words symbolize. For instance, 
Wish-bone, whose initials are W. B. could signify 
Wealth, Blessings. 

Four Leaf Clover, whose initials are F, L. C, 
might be interpreted Fortune, Love, Contentment. 

The next good luck symbol. Horse-shoe, that 
has H. S. as its initials, could mean Health, 
Success. 

Then Wedding-ring, W. R., could predict Wed 
Royalty. 

Bright New Penny, that is B. N. P., could be 
guessed Brilliancy, Notoriety, Prosperity. 

New Moon, with the initials N. M., could be 
interpreted Nine Millions. 

The answers are to be written on the blank 
side of the four leaf clover, and the cards are 
then collected. The guests, whose answers corre- 
spond most nearly to the original answers which 
the hostess has prepared beforehand, are declared 



MONEY-MAKING ENTEETAINMENTS 33 

victors, and are destined to be the first in the 
search for the hidden emblems. When the tokens 
are all found they may be kept by the guests as 
souvenirs of the occasion which predicted such a 
rose-colored future for them. 



BAGGAGE 
Act I. — Bag. 
A young lady or gentleman in traveling cos- 
tume enters the room carrying a large bag, which 
he shifts from one hand to the other as though it 
were heavy, and thus making it the conspicuous 
feature of the act. Finally he drops it as though 
accidentally, picks it up hastily and passes out. 

Act II.— (G) Age. 

A lady or gentleman, bent to give the appear- 
ance of old age, leaning heavily upon a cane, 
hobbles slowly across the room and back again, 
passing out of the door by which he entered. 

Act III. — Baggage. 

A young man wheeling a child's express wagon, 
upon which is piled traveling bags, boxes, bun- 
dles, etc., hurries rapidly through the room as 
though anxious to reach station in time. 

If the express wagon should not be available 
the young man could burden himself with the 



34 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

different articles of baggage, and by dropping 
some of them, now and then in his hurried 
transit, could cause a great deal of merriment. 



SMELLING CONTEST 

The liquids for the smelling contest are in 
small bottles all of the same size and color, and 
are numbered and placed in regular order on 
a table. The contestants pass around the table, 
smelling the contents in each bottle. They 
write on a piece of paper what they think each 
bottle contains. A vinaigrette could be given as 
a prize to the one who had the highest number 
of correct answers. Following is a list of the 
contents suggested for the bottles ; 



1. 


Oil of Cloves. 


2. 


Oil of Cedar. 


3. 


Oil of Sassafras. 


4. 


Oil of Anise. 


5. 


Oil of Bitter Almonds. 


6. 

7. 
8. 


Pennyroyal. 

Essence of Peppermint. 

Vanilla. 


9. 


Cinnamon. 


10. 


Wood AlcohoL 


11. 


Valerian. 


12. 
13. 


Bay Kum. 
Camphor. 





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14. 


Ammonia. 


15. 


Khubarb. 


16. 


Arnica. 


IT. 


Spirits of Kitre. 


18. 


Assafoetida. 


19. 


Turpentine. 


20. 


Castor Oil. 



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PHANTOM SUPPEE 

The articles representing the menu are placed 
on pieces of green cardboard, and each piece is 
numbered. The articles are to be guessed by 
those present. The guesser of the greatest num- 
ber of phantoms is rewarded by a substantial 
article of diet. 

1. Sweet Breads — Two pieces of bread cov- 
ered with sugar. 

2. Blue Points— Two blue lead-pencils, 
pointed. 

3. Sandwiches — Pictures of witches covered 
with sand. 

4. Brown Betty — A chocolate woman, with 
the name " Betty " on. 

5. Salted Nuts — Three iron nuts, salted. 

6. Apple Sauce — A small apple, and two 
saws. 

7. Lyonnaise Potatoes — Two potatoes placed 
on top of "a's." 

8. Horse Radish — A toy red horse [reddish]. 



36 MOlSrEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

9. Fish Balls — A toy fish and balls of lead. 

10. Beef-steak — A picture of a cow; and a 
man being whipped at the stake. 

11. Dates — January 1, '03, June 1, '03, 
March 1, '03, December 25, '03. 

12. Pears — Two of anything tied together. 

13. Dressed Tomato — A red pin-cushion to- 
mato trimmed with ruffles of tape. 

14. Spinach (age). — A spinning-wheel — old 
and broken. 

15. Saratoga Chips — A toy trunk and chips 
of wood. 

16. Catsup — Two cats fighting on a fence, 
with their backs up. 

17. Butter — A picture of a ram. 

18. Salad — A picture of a girl named Sal, 
adding a column of figures. 

19. Sugar Cane — A toy cane, and lumps of 



AN EXHIBITIOj^ OF AET OE AN AET- 
FUL EXHIBITION 

A corner of the room may be curtained off 
to represent an art gallery, and the following 
articles exhibited upon tables within. 

Each article must be numbered and a cata- 
logue containing the names of the exhibits is 
given to each visitor as he enters the gallery. 

An admission fee of five cents may be charged. 



moi^ey-making et^tertainments 37 
Catalogue 



(A collection of entirely new and novel works of art.) 


1. 


Grecian Statue. 


2. 


Yiew of Five Points. 


3. 


Spring. 


4. 


Last of the Race. 


5. 


On the Rocks at Niagara. 


6. 


Wooed and won. 


7. 


Forsaken. 


8. 


At the Window. 


9. 


Little Mates. 


10. 


The Home of Plato. 


11. 


The Lost Chord. 


12. 


Summer Resort. 


13. 


Only an Acre. 


14. 


Under the Willows. 


15. 


General Washington's Headquarters. 


16. 


Ruins of an Old Mill. 


17. 


Bound to Excel. 


18. 


Out of the Depths. 


19. 


The Housekeeper's I^eed. 


20. 


After the Explosion. 


21. 


The Best Last. 




Key to Catalogue 


1. 


A tallow candle. 


2. 


Five lead or slate-pencil points. 


3. 


A sofa spring. 


4. 


A large letter E. 


5. 


Water on stones. 



38 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 



6. 


A piece of wood and the figure 1. 


7. 


An empty nest. 


8. 


A curtain. 


9. 


A pair of small mittens. 


10. 


Grease. 


11. 


A piece of string. 


12. 


A fan. 


13. 


A tooth. 


14. 


Earth. 


15. 


The head of a picture of General Wash- 


ington cut into quarters. 


16. 


A broken coffee mill. 


17. 


A card with the printed letters X and L 


havinj 


g a small doll or other figure bound to 


it by 


cords. 


18. 


A piece of coal. 


19. 


Dough. 


20. 


An exploded firecracker. 


21. 


A shoemaker's last. 



PEOGEESSIYE PEANUTS 

This is carried on after the same plan as Pro- 
gressive Euchre. Each guest is given a card 
with the number of the table on one side, and on 
the other the following verse. The one address- 
ing the "Pretty Maid," is for the ladies, and the 
one addressing the " Kind Sir " to be given to 
the gentlemen. 



MOI^EY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 39 

From sticking your neighbor refrain ; 

Take care ! pretty maid, take care ! 
In counting your loss or your gain, 

Play fair ! pretty maid, play fair ! 

From sticking your neighbor refrain. 

Take care ! kind sir, take care ! 
In counting your loss or your gain. 

Play fair ! kind sir, play fair ! 

The guests then find their tables, where they see 
a dish or pan filled with one hundred peanuts. 
At each place is a long hat-pin. The left arms are 
tied down to the body with ribbon or cord ; and 
the players are told they must take hold of the 
hat-pin at the head, spear a peanut, run the hand 
down to the point to remove it, and then back to 
the head to spear the next one. This is all done 
with the right hand, with no assistance from the 
left. At the tapping of the bell at the first table, 
the players all begin together, and the table that 
has speared all its peanuts in the dish tells the 
director, who rings a bell as a signal to stop. 
Then each player counts the number of the pea- 
nuts he has speared, and the highest number for 
lady and the highest number for gentleman 
progress. The number is marked on the back of 
the card, and when the game is over, all the 
numbers are added, making the total score for 
each player. 

The guest aggregating the greatest number re- 
ceives a prize which might be a dainty box of 



40 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

peanut candy. A Chinaman made of peanuts 
would be an appropriate consolation prize. 



ELECTKIC EAG DOLLS 

This amusing little performance for a public 
entertainment is represented by twelve little girls. 
Their dresses should be white; white stockings 
drawn over shoes, and white stockings drawn 
over hands and arms. A piece of white muslin 
is fitted over the head. Holes are cut in this for 
eyes, nose and mouth, and in the back for a lock 
of hair to be drawn through. Grotesque lines 
can be marked to exaggerate the features by col- 
ored crayons. The cheeks should be colored very 
pink or red. The girls should come on the stage 
in a jerky w^ay, preceded by a boy in ordinary 
dress, who is to act as manager. He has a 
feather duster in his hand, with which he occa- 
sionally dusts off the figures. He moves their 
arms, twasts their heads and makes them halt as 
they come to position. The}^ march to front of 
the stage, where six take their position in line ; 
the other six march in back of them. The man- 
ager turns them to face the audience. They then 
repeat in a monotonous tone a number of jingles 
with appropriate gestures. The movements must 
all be made in a jerky manner, but in perfect 
unison. The following are some that may be 
used : 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 41 

Mary had a little lamb 

[Heads forward and backward.'} , 
Its fleece was white as snow, 
Aud everywhere that Mary went 

[Eight hand extended m front.} 
The lamb was sure to go. 

It followed her to school one day 

[Head from right to left.} 
Which was against the rule ; 
It made the children laugh and play, 

[Heads thrown backivard.} 
To see a lamb at school. 

Simple Simon 
\^Every other figure is turned. Couples face each other.} 

Simple Simon met a pieman [Swing arms.] 

Going to the Fair. 
Said Simple Simon to the pieman, 

' ' Let me taste your ware. " 
Said the pieman to Simple Simon, 

" Show me first your penny ! " 

[Swing arms, palms of hands up.} 
Said Simple Simon to the pieman, 

** Indeed I haven't any." 

[Heads shake from side to side.} 

Little Polly Flinders 

Little Polly Flinders 

[Hands infrojit, pointing to floor.} 
Sat in the cinders 

Warming her little toes ; 
Her mother came and caught her ! 
And whipped her little daughter, 
[Arms extended in front, palms smacked quickly together.} 
For spoiling her nice new clothes. 



42 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

Jack and Jill 

Jack and Jill, 

[Bight hand up at Jack.^ 
Went up the hill 

\_Left hand up at Jill.'] 
To fetch a pail of water ; 

[Both hands up at hill.] 
Jack fell down, 

[Bight hand down at Jack.] 
And broke his crown, 
And Jill came tumbling after. 

[Left hand down at Jill.] 

Figures in line march off the stage. Much 
amusement can be made by a figure starting off 
by itself, or an extended arm refusing to come 
down with the others, or a head remaining in 
wrong position, when the manager is kept busy 
correcting them. 



BROTHERS OF PITY 

Sheets of newspapers are twisted into hollow 
cones, so as to completely cover the heads of the 
players. 

Two small oval holes are cut in each cap so 
that only the eyes of the wearer are seen. 

Six or eight people put on these caps, and sit 
in a row with a big sheet, shawl, or table-cloth, 
held in front to conceal the whole of their 
bodies. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 43 

The other guests then come into the room and 
try to guess their names. 

When a correct guess is made that person may 
unmask and pass out of the game. 



CKAMBO 

Furnish each guest with paper and pencil. 
Then each must write one word (a noun), turn 
the paper down over the word to hide it, and 
pass it to the one below him. 

Each one then writes a question on the paper 
he holds, turns the paper over to hide question 
and passes it to the one below him. 

Each person then opens the paper he holds, 
reads silently the word and question, and then 
writes a rhyme which must contain not only the 
answer to the question but also the word that is 
upon the paper. 

The papers are then collected and read aloud, 
causing a great deal of merriment. 

Example 

1. Farm. 

2. Do you like fruit ? 

I'm fond of fruit that does no harm ; 
The kind that grows on grandpa's farm. 



44 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 



THE FLOUK MEKCHANT 

The one who personates the flour merchant 
will try in every way to dispose of his stock by 
asking questions of the others ; who must in their 
answers be careful not to use the words " flour," 
"I," "yes" or "no." 

For instance the merchant asks, "Any flour 
to-day ? " " There is none required." " Let me 
persuade you to take some." " That is impossi- 
ble." " Why so ? It is excellent flour." " You 
have my answer." " Have I ? Will you please 
repeat it ? " " My answer is, Xot any." " But 
the price is reasonable." " I will not take any." 
The flour merchant having succeeded in making 
one say " /, " changes places with him and the 
game goes on. 



SCENES FROM DICKENS 

These short scenes from Dickens require very 
simple stage properties and are suitable for public 
entertainments. 

Nicholas Nickleby 

{The Internal Economy of Dotheboy^s Hall.'] 

Schoolroom in which appears S QUEERS, the 
schoolmaster of Dothehoy'^s Hall, and two 
small hoys ; also Mr. Snawly, with two 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 45 

other small hoys near Jihn. Mr. Squeers 
is just handing Mr. Snawly a receipt for 
hoard and tuition of the two hoys^ his step- 
sons, when a voice is heard outside, asking 
for Mr. Squeers. 

Squeers. Here he is. What's the matter ? 

{Enter JSTiCHOLAS NlCKLEBY and his Uncle 

Ealph.] 

Ralph. Only a small matter of business ! 
There was an advertisement of yours in the 
paper this morning. 

Squeers. There was, sir ! [ To Mr. 
Snawly.] Ah, good-bye then, sir! I shall 
remember. No holidays — no writing home ex- 
cept a circular at Christmas, telling how happy 
they are. Morals strictly attended to, sir, — 
good-bye. [Snawly goes out.] 

Ralph. Perhaps you recollect me, sir. 

Squeers. Ah, yes, you paid me a small ac- 
count, at each of my half-yearly visits to town 
for some years. 

Ralph. I did. This is my nephew, sir, Mr. 
Nicholas Nickleby. 

Squeers. How do you do, sir ? [Nicholas 
hows and looks around the rooin in astonishment. 
Squeers points to the two hoys near him.] The 
gentleman who has just gone out, is the father 
of these boys, sir. He was kind enough to 
compliment me, sir, on the course of education 



46 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

adopted at Dotheboy's Hall which is situated, 
sir, at the delightful village of Dotheboy, near 
Gretna Bridge, Yorkshire, where youths are 
boarded, clothed, booked, washed, furnished with 
pocket money for 

Ealph. Yes, we know all about that. It's 
in the advertisement. 

Squeers. Yes, it is in the advertisement, 
and 

Ralph. Suppose we come to business 



Squeers. With all my heart, sir. "Never 
postpone business," is the first lesson Ave instil 
into our commercial pupils. \To one of the hoys 
on trunh.~\ Master Billing, my dear, remember 
that. Do you hear ? 

Boy. Yes, sir. 

Ralph. He recollects, does he ? 

Squeers. Tell the gentleman. 

Boy. "IvTever." 

Squeers. All right, go on, — ]S[ever 

Boy. Never. [Nicholas makes an at- 
tempt to prompt the hoy.] Never perform^busi- 
ness 

Squeers. Yery well, sir, never perform 

business You and I will perform a little 

private business of our own, perhaps, — after 
awhile. 

Ralph. And just now we had better perform 
our own 

Squeers. If you please 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 47 

Ealph. You advertised for an able assist- 
ant 

Squeers. Precisely so. 

Kalph. Here he is — my nephew JSTicholas^ 
hot from school, with everything that he learned 
fermenting in his head, and nothing fermenting 
in his pocket. 

Squeers. I am afraid he is too young to 
suit me. 

Nicholas. I fear, sir, that you object to my 
youtli — and also to my not being a master of 
arts. 

Squeers. That is certainly an objection. 

Ealph. Look here, sir, I'll put the matter in 
its true light 

Squeers. If you'll have the goodness 



Ealph. This is a boy, or a youth, or a lad, 
or a young man, or a hobble-de-hoy, or whatever 
you choose to call him — of eighteen or nineteen 
or thereabouts 

Squeers. That I see 



Ealph. Now the question is, whether for 
some time to come he won't serve your purpose 
better than twenty, of the kind you would get 
under ordinary circumstances. Isn't that a 
question for consideration ? 

Squeers [nodding his head~\. Yes, it is, sir. 

Ealph. Let me have two words with you, 
sir. {The two words are had ctpart.'] 

Squeers. Well, Mr. Nicholas Nickleby, your 



48 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

uncle's recommendation has done it, and you are 
installed in the office of first assistant master at 
Dotheboy's Hall. 

[Nicholas shakes hands %oith his uncle and 
SqueersJ 

Nicholas [ctside']. He is an odd looking 
man, but what of that, so Porson was an odd 
looking man — so was Johnson, — most book 
Avorms are 

{Enter Mrs. Squeers, looking on table and 
mantel^ 

Mrs. Squeers. I can't find the school spoon 
anywhere 

Squeers. Never mind, my love, it's of no 
consequence 

Mrs. Squeers. No consequence, hey ! How 
you talk ! Isn't it brimstone morning ? 

Squeers. I forgot. Yes, it certainly is. We 
purify the boys' blood now and then. Nicho- 



Mrs. Squeers. Purify ! fiddlesticks ! Don't 
think young man that we go to the expense 
of flour of brimstone and molasses just to purify 
them, because if yo\y. think we carry on business 
on that plan you are entirely mistaken. 

Squeers {frowning]. My dear, ahem! 

Mrs. Squeers. Oh nonsense, if the young 
man comes here to teach, let him understand 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 49 

at once that we don't have any fooling with the 
boys. They have treacle and brimstone partly 
because if they hadn't something or other they 
would be sick half the time, and partly because 
it spoils their appetites, and comes cheaper than 
dinners and suppers. So it does them good and 
it does us good at the same time, and that's 
fair enough. [Mrs. Squeers puts her hand in 
her pocket and draws ottt a large wooden spoon.'] 
Oh, here it is after all. Call in the boys of the 
first class. [^Goes to door.] Come on now, boys ! 

\Half a dozen hoys shahhily dressed enter, and 
are each given a spoonful of mixtnre ont of a 
large pot.] 

Squeers [looking at hoys who range them- 
selves in front of him]. This is the first class in 
English, spelling and philosophy. [Addressing 
J^iCHOLAS.] We'll get up a Latin one and hand 
it over to you. Now then, where's the I^o. 1 
boy? 

Temporary head of class. Please sir, he's 
cleaning windows. 

Squeers. So he is, to be sure. We go upon 
the practical mode of teaching, — Nickleby — 
C-L-E-A-IST — clean, verb active. To make bright, 
to scour,— W-I-N-D-E-R — winder, a casement. 
When the boy knows this out of the book he 
goes and does it. Where's the second boy ? 

Small Boy. He's weeding in the garden 



50 MONEY-MA KING ENTERTAINMENTS 

Sqtjeers. To be sure. To be sure. So he 
is ! B~0-T— bot— I-X—ten— N-E-Y— bottenv— 
noun. A knowledge of plants. When he learns 
that botteny is a knowledge of plants he goes 
and knows them. That's our system, Mckleby. 
What do you think of it ? 

Nickleby. It's very useful at any rate. 

Squeers [to third hoy']. What is a horse ? 

Boy. a beast, sir. 

Squeers. So it is ! Ain't it, Nickleby ? 

Nicholas. I believe there is no doubt about 
it, whatever. 

Squeers. Of course there isn't. A horse is 
a beast! a quadruped — and quadruped's Latin 
for beast, as everybody that's gone through 
grammar knows. Or else, where's the use of 
grammar at all ? 

JSTiCHOLAS \cibstractedly\ Where indeed ? 

Squeers \to hoy\ As you're perfect in that 
you may go down and look after my horse, and 
rub him down well, or I'll rub you dow^n. The 
rest of the class may go and draw water, for it's 
washing day to-morrow, and the tubs must be 
filled. \Tlie class go out, excepting one boy 
named Smike.] That's the way we do it, 
Nickleby. [J^icholas shrugs his shoidders.'] 
And a very good way it is, too ; now just take 
them fourteen little boys in the next room and 
hear them read — you mustn't idle— idling don't 
do around here, you know. [Nicholas 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 51 

out. Smike sneezes. Squeers, looking at 
Smike in a threatening nianner?^ What's that ? 

Smike. Nothing, please, sir. 

Squeers. Nothing, did you say ? 

Smike. Please sir, I sneezed. 

Squeers. Oh ; ■ sneezed — did you without any 
permission ! In my presence ! Will you ever 
do it again, sir ? 

Smike \ioith hoth fists rubbing his eyes']. No, 
no, sir. 

Squeers. See that you don't. Go into the 
next room, where my assistant has those four- 
teen boys. And remember that you never 
sneeze again. I'll teach you that I'm not to 
be sneezed at. [Smike goes out.] I'm head 
master here, I'll have everybody know ! 

curtain 



" Great Expectations.'' 

Pip's first visit to Miss Haversham — who is 

dressed in old v^edding finery ; her satin 

shoe on table. Estella, a young and lyretty 

girl^ disdainfully ushers in Pip, a small boy. 

Miss Haversham. Who is it ? 

Pip. Pip, ma'am. Mr. Pumblechook's boy 

come to play 

Miss Haversham [touching her heart]. What 
do I touch ? 



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Pip. Your heart ! 

Miss Haversham. Broken. [ Weird smile- 
sighs.] I am tired ! I want diversion. I have 
done with men and women. Play ! play ! play ! 
play ! [Pip appears frightened.] Are you sullen 
and obstinate ? 

Pip. No, ma'am. I am very sorry for you, 
and sorry I can't play just now. If you complain 
of me I shall get into trouble with my sister, so I 
would do it if I could ; but it's so new here, and 
so strange, and so fine — and melancholy. 

Miss Haversham [laoJcs at her dress, at the 
table, at herself in the mirror]. So new to him — 
so old to me ! so strange to him — so old and 
familiar to me ! so melancholy to both of us — call 
Estella. [Pip goes to door and calls Estella. 
EsTELLA enters, candle in hand, goes nj? to MisS 
Haversham, who tries jewels on her.] Play with 
the boy. 

Estella. With this boy ! Why he is only a 
common laboring boy ! 

Miss Haversham [in a loud lohisper]. Well 
you can break his heart. 

Estella \to Pip]. What do you play, boy? 

Pip. Nothing but beggar my neighbor, miss. 
[They sit doion to play.] 

Estella [risifig in a short time]. What coarse 
hands he has ! What thick boots ! stupid, clumsy, 
laboring boy ! 

Miss Haversham [to Pip]. You say nothing 



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of her ; she says many hard things of you. What 
do you think of her ? 

Pip. I don't like to say. 

Miss Haversham. Tell me in my ear ! 

Pip. I think she's very proud ! 

Miss Haversham. Anything else ? 

Pip. I think she's very pretty ! 

Miss Haversham. Anything else? 

Pip. I think she's very insulting ! [Estella 
looks on with extreme aversion.'] 

Miss Haversham. Anything else ? 

Pip. I think I should like to go home 

Miss Haversham. And never see her again ? 

Pip. I am not so sure of that. I should like 
to see her again, but I should like to go home 
now. 

Miss Haversham. Since this house strikes 
you as old and grave, and you are unwilling to 
play, are you willing to work ? 

Pip. I am willing indeed, ma'am. 

Miss Haversham. Come, come, then, walk 
me ! walk me ! [Miss Haversham places her 
hand on Pip's shoulder, and using her cane they 
walk around the room. Miss Haversham 
points to the shoe on the tahle.] What is that ? 

Pip. a shoe, ma'am. 

Miss Haversham. Mine^my wedding shoe. 
[Miss Haversham pointing to something on 
the table supposed to he mold .] And what is that ? 

Pip. I don't know, ma'am. 



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Miss Haversham. My wedding cake, mine, 
twenty years since it has been waiting for him — 
and he never came — he never came. Walk me ! 
walk me ! [Pip loallas with Miss Haversham 
hach to her chair. She siriks doivn imcttering 
'* He never earned Estella ajjpears — with 
lighted candle and motions Pip to withd^xtic.'] 

CURTAIN 

Our First Little Quarrel. 

This scene from David Copperfield may be 
used either as a Eeading, or a One Act Play, in 
a public entertainment where variety is desired. 

Scene. — Dining-roo^n. Dora at easel, draw- 
ing. Enter David. 

David. My dearest, do you think Mary Ann 
has any idea of time ? 

Dora. Why, Doady? [Looking itjp innocently 
from her drawing.'] 

David. Because, my love, it's five o'clock, and 
we Avere to have dined at four. 

Dora \looking at the cloclc]. I think the clock 
is too fast. 

David \loohing at watch]. On the contrary, 
my love, it's five minutes too slow. [Dora sits 
down hy David, and drawing a line doion his nose 
with pencil.] I can't dine ofi* your pencil, my love. 
Don't you think it would be well to remonstrate 
with Marv Ann ? 



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DoKA. Oh, no, no, please — I couldn't, Doady. 

David. Why not, my dear ? 

Dora. Oh, because I'm such a little goose, and 
she knows I am. [David frowns.'] Oh what 
ugly little wrinkles on my bad boy's forehead ! 
{Tracing them with pencil. David Ictitghs.'] 
That's a good child ! Makes its face so much 
prettier to laugh ! 

David. But, my love 

Dora. No, no please, don't be a naughty 
Bluebeard — don't be serious ! 

David. But, my dear, we must be serious 
sometimes. Come let us talk sensibly. You 
know, my love, it is not exactly comfortable to 
go without one's dinner, now is it ? 

Dora. JSTo — no — I know you are going to 
scold me 



David. Only to reason, my love. 

Dora. Oh, but reasoning is worse than scold- 
ing. I didn't marry to be reasoned with. If you 
meant to reason with a poor little thing like me, 
you should have told me, you cruel boy. 

David [walking up and doion the room several 
times. Coming to a halt near Dora]. Dora, 
my darling 

Dora. No, I'm not your darling ; because 
you must be sorry you married me, or you would 
not reason with me. 

David. Now, my own Dora, you are very 
childish and talking nonsense. You must remem- 



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ber, I am sure, that I Avas obliged to go out to 
dinner yesterday, and that the day before I was 
made quite ill by being obliged to eat underdone 
veal, and to-day I don't eat at all, and I am afraid 
to say how long we waited for breakfast. I don't 
mean to reproach you, my dear, but this is not 
comfortable. 

Dora. Oh, you cruel, cruel boy to say that 
I'm a disagreeable wife. 

David. Now, my dear, you must know that I 
never said that 

Dora. You said that I was not comfort- 
able 

David. I said that housekeeping was not com- 
fortable. 

Dora. It's exactly the same thing. {^Covers 
her eyes,} 

David [taking another ivalk around the room]. 
I am not blaming you, my dear ; we both have a 
great deal to learn. I am only trying to show 
you, my dear, that you must — you really must 
accustom yourself to look after Mary Ann, like- 
wise to act a little for yourself and me. 

Dora. I wonder — I do — at your making such 
ungrateful speeches. [Dora sohs.] When you 
know the other day, when you said you would 
like a little fish, I went out m^^self, miles and 
miles, and ordered it to surprise you 

David. It was very kind of you, my own — 
and I don't like to remind you that you bought a 



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salmon, which was rather too much for two, or 
that it cost one pound-six — which was rather 
more than we could afford 

Dora. You enjoyed it very much, and you 
said I was a mouse 

David. I say it again, a thousand times. 
{Exit Dora excitedly. Abrupt pause during 
which David's Aunt Betsy Trotwood enters. 
Dayit> jitmjys up.] Is anything the matter, aunt ? 

Aunt Betsy. Nothing, Trot. I have been to 
see Little Blossom, who seems a little out of sorts. 

David. I assure you, aunt, I have been quite 
unhappy myself, thinking of Dora's being so ; 
but, I had no other intention than to speak lov- 
ingly and tenderly of our home affairs. 

Aunt [nodding]. You must have patience, 
Trot. 

David. Don't you think, aunt, that you could 
advise and counsel Dora a little, for our mutual 
advantage ? 

Aunt \imp)loringly]. Don't ask me such a 
thing. Trot. Child, child, how unhappy I might 
make our Little Blossom, a prophet couldn't say. 
I want our pet to like me, and be as gay as a 
butterfly. Remember your own home, on that 
second marriage of your mother's, and never do 
me and her the injury you hinted at. 

David. I comprehend, my dear aunt, you are 
right. 

Aunt. These are early days. Trot. Rome 



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was not built in a day — nor in a year. You have 
chosen freely for yourself, and you have chosen 
a very pretty and aifectionate creature — it will 
be your duty, and your pleasure, too (of course I 
know that — I am not delivering a lecture), to 
estimate her as you choose her, by the qualities 
she has, and not by the qualities she may not 
have. The latter you must develop in her, if you 
can. [Here Aunt ruhs her nose.] You must just 
accustom yourself to do without 'em — but remem- 
ber, my dear, your future is between you two. 
No one can assist you ; you are to work it out for 
yourselves. This is marriage, Trot, and Heaven 
bless you both in it, for a pair of babes in the 
woods as you are. Now light my little lantern, 
and see me into my cottage by the garden path. 
Give Betsy Trotwood's love to Little Blossom, 
when you come back, — and, whatever you do. 
Trot, never dream of setting Betsy up as a scare- 
crow, for if ever I saw her in the glass, she's quite 
grim enough and gaunt enough in her private 
capacity. [Aunt ties tip her head in a handker- 
chiefs and David tahes lantern and hoth go oiif] 

curtain 



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A SEAECH FOE NATIONS 

Find:— 

1. The nation politicians would like to ob- 
tain. 

2. The one that a king is certain to gain. 

3. The nation for those who rise and rebel. 

4. The one to avoid if we wish to keep well. 

5. The nation for him who laughs loud and 
long. 

6. The one for those men who plot to do 
wrong. 

7. The nation for those with hearts full of 
sorrow. 

8. The one for that man who delays till to- 
morrow. 

9. The nation for those who are weak in the 
head. 

10. The one that all pupils most certainly 
dread. 

11. The only nations for pests of all kinds. 

12. The one the irresolute should seek till he 
finds. 

13. The nation to which the fanciful go. 

14. The one where an actor may make a 
good show. 

15. The nation for sinners that never repent. 

16. The one that for teachers is certainly 
meant. 



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17. The nation for those who darkness would 
shun. 

18. The one we all reach when our journey is 
done. 

19. The nation for him who the highest point 
gains. 

20. The one for the man who the Sabbath 
profanes. - ' 

21. The nation toward which we all of us 
lean. 

22. The one where amazement and fright may 
be seen. 

23. The nation where the fortune teller's at 
home. 

24. And the nation to which I now have come. 

Key to a Search For Nations 

1. ]S"omination. 

2. Coronation. 

3. Insubordination. 

4. Contamination. 

5. Cachination. 

6. Machination. 

7. Kesignation. 

8. Procrastination. 

9. Hallucination. 

10. Examination. 

11. Extermination. 

12. Determination. 



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13. Imagination. 

14. Impersonation. 

15. Damnation. (Condemnation.) 

16. Explanation. 

17. Illumination. 

18. Destination. 

19. Culmination. 

20. Profanation. 

21. Inclination. 

22. Consternation. 

23. Divination. 

24. Termination. 



LOVE STOEY TOLD BY THE NAMES 
OF POPULAK SONGS 

( The questions are written on cards. The guests being expected to 
guess the answers.) 

1. What was the maiden's name ? Annie 
Laurie. 

2. Where was she raised ? She was Bred in 
Old Kentucky. 

3. On the banks of what river did they meet ? 
On the Banks of the Wabash. 

4. At what time of the day ? In the Gloam- 
ing. 

5. Who introduced them ? The Little Fisher 
Maiden. 

6. What flowers did he offer her ? Sweetest 
Bunch of Violets. 



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7. For what did she look in vain to tie them ? 
The Lost Chord. 

8. How did she answer his proposal ? I'd 
Leave My Happy Home for You. 

9. What did the father tell him in regard to 
his prospects ? If You Ain't Got No Money, — 
Well ! You Needn't Come Eound. 

10. With what was the Church decorated ? 
The Palms. 

11. What were the colors of her gown ? Blue 
and Gray. 

12. Of whom did the groom buy his suit to 
save expense ? Solomon Levi. 

13. What did the people say of the music ? 
Oh ! Listen to the Band ! 

14. Who were the flower girls ? Two Little 
Girls in Blue. 

15. What did she say to her friends grieving 
at her departure ? Some Day I'll Wander Back 
Again. 

16. What did they answer ? How Can I Bear 
to Leave Thee ? 

17. Where does he tell the conductor to put 
him off ? Put Me Off at Buffalo. 

18. On what conveyance did they continue their 
wedding journey ? On a Bicycle Built for Two. 

19. What does she say they will be for life ? 
Comrades. 

20. Who was their coachman ? Whistling 
Eufus, or Old Uncle Ned. 



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21. What did the groom say of the negroes 
of the south ? All Coons Look Alike to Me. 

22. In what affectionate terms do they speak 
of their new home ? Home, Home, Sweet Home. 



a:n^ intekkational yacht race 

This race, as the name suggests, is a contest 
between the yachts of two countries — England 
and America — " The Shamrock," the English 
yacht, and " The Columbia," the American. Be- 
fore the guests have arrived, the hostess has 
stretched two separate strings, as long as the 
room can afford — from one corner to the other. 
These strings should be exactly the same length, 
and at a height parallel with the chin, and sev- 
eral feet apart. On one of these strings is placed 
a funnel-shaped piece of stiff paper, labeled " The 
Shamrock," and decorated with the English flag, 
and on the other string a similar funnel is placed 
labeled " The Columbia," and decorated with the 
American flag. These, of course, represent the 
respective yachts. The hostess has also arranged 
beforehand, two forts, made either of earth in 
large pans, or of cardboard shaped like a cone, 
and perforated with holes in which small flags 
are to be planted. One of these forts is English, 
and the other American. The hostess has also 



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in readiness tiny flags, which can be bought by 
the yard and mounted on match sticks. She has 
an equal number of English and American ones, 
lumbers are passed around, among the guests, 
and those selecting an even one are to fight for 
" The Shamrock," while those who draw an un- 
even number are to fight for " The Columbia." 
It is best to have two ladies contend against each 
other, and then two gentlemen. Of course, those 
holding the numbers 1 and 2 are the first to start 
the race — then 3 and 4, and so on until all have 
fought. When the guests are in readiness, they 
are given the little flags representative of the 
nation for which they are to fight. At a given 
signal, a bugle is sounded, and the contestants 
blow with all their might their respective yachts. 
The yacht reaching the other end of the string 
first, is declared victor, and straightway plants 
its flag in the fort. For instance, if " The Sham- 
rock " wins, the English flag is the one to be 
planted in the fort. Much merriment can be had 
from the shouts of encouragement from the guests 
who are not contesting, and with " Hurrahs " 
from participants as their yachts gain headway. 
When all have taken part, the flags in the forts 
are counted, and the one containing the greatest 
number wins the day. It would be appropriate 
to sing the national song of the victorious yacht. 
Each guest carries away with him the flag as a 
souvenir of a jolly time. 



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GUESS WHO 

The young people form a ring and move 
around one in the centre who is blindfolded. 

It is the object of this person to touch or 
catch one of the ring as they move or dance 
around her, and when she has done so, the ring 
stands still while the blindfolded one makes a 
guess as to who it is she has caught. 

To aid her in this she may pass her hands over 
the captive's face, hair, hands or dress for some 
clew to her identity. 

If she guesses correctly she and the captured 
one exchange places. If she fails she remains in 
the centre until successful. 



MUSICAL CHAIKS 

Have one chair less than there are people, the 
chairs standing in two rows back to back. 

A lady presides at the piano and as she plays, 
the guests march around the chairs. When the 
performer comes to a sudden stop, as she fre- 
quently does, during the game, the guests hur- 
riedly seat themselves upon the chairs. The 
person left standing passes out of the game, one 
chair is removed, and the game goes on. 



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NEST HUNTING 

This is another novelty that will furnish much 
fun for an Easter Monday frolic. The nests can 
be made of paper moss, excelsior, or, if intended 
to be very gay, of colored tinsel such as trees are 
draped with at Christmas time. In them are 
placed eggs of different varieties, some of the 
genuine sort, naturally very hard boiled ; others 
of china, and many of wood and candy. The 
nests are then hidden in every out-of-the-way 
nook and corner of the house. The guests who 
are bidden to the nest hunting are requested to 
dress as they would on a farm, sunbonnets and 
calico gowns being de rigeur for the feminine 
contingent, and overalls and big straw hats for 
the masculine. 

A half hour is allowed for the hunt, after 
which time all assemble and show the contents 
of the baskets which were presented them when 
they started out on the hunt. The one having 
the greatest number of real eggs is given a prize. 
China eggs and the wooden eggs which can be 
opened, revealing a small toy chicken inside, 
count each as two real eggs for the others. The 
candy eggs count for their possessors only as 
sweets. As the method of scoring is not an- 
nounced until the hunt is over, there is no likeli- 
hood that china and wooden eggs will be passed 



68 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

over, though they count against rather than for 
the finder. The baskets and eggs are retained 
as souvenirs. 



FOE THE EVENING OF SAINT YALEN- 
TINE 

A variety of games may be arranged as enter- 
tainment for this delightful old festival, Avhere 
Cupid and the King and Queen of Hearts reign 
supreme. 

Cards of invitation may be sent out in the 
form of hearts, by cutting heart-shaped pieces of 
cardboard. Heavy water color paper is more 
attractive for this purpose, or heart shaped cards 
can be purchased. These invitations may be 
very simple or attractively decorated according 
to the desire or ingenuity of the hostess. 

A simple one might have a black outline in 
India ink — to emphasize the fact that it is heart- 
shaped, — while an attractive inner line, following 
the same form, but some little distance in from 
the edge, could be drawn or painted in red ink, 
or vermilion color. The wording of the invita- 
tion should be placed on the heart within the red 
line ; and it might read as follows : 

Address . Hour . 

From the heart of a friend, 
These cards she doth send, 
In the hope that you may be sure to attend. 



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A more elaborate program might have a Cupid 
sketched on the back, or a rhyme appropriate to 
the day. 

On the arrival of the guests, a game of con- 
test, such as " Hearts " might be played, the 
lady and gentleman securing the greatest num- 
ber of hearts, being declared Queen and King of 
Hearts. Another way to determine who shall 
be the Queen and King, is this — the hostess 
should have provided small slips of paper, or 
cards with numbers on them — written in black 
ink — as many numbers as there are gentlemen, 
while corresponding numbers in red ink, should 
be for the ladies. These numbers should be 
placed on a tray, and as the tray is passed 
around, each gentleman is to help himself to a 
black figure, and each lady is to take a red 
figure. The gentleman and lady securing the 
slips on which the number " seven '' is written 
[as this is the perfect number] are declared 
Queen and King of Hearts, and are crowned in 
the presence of the room full of witnesses. They 
reign by doing the honors of the occasion, for 
the rest of the evening. The crowns should be 
made of cardboard, covered with gilt paper ; the 
upper edge made into points, with the largest 
one in front; below these points hearts should 
be made of red paper, and pasted on. 

Two large hearts, made of cardboard, covered 
with gilt paper should also be made. A pouch 



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is formed in these by cutting two smaller hearts, 
covered with red paper and pasting each one in 
the centre of the large heart. These should be 
strung around the neck of the King and Queen 
after they are crowned, to form a breast-plate 
and they are kept in place by ribbons fastened to 
each side of the heart and tied in the back. 

The Queen has in the pouch of her large heart, 
tiny little hearts with numbers on them, as many 
numbers in red ink as there are ladies present, 
and as many numbers in black ink as there are 
gentlemen. The corresponding numbers are 
partners, for the rest of the evening. Before 
these small hearts are given out by the Queen 
from her large heart, the corresponding numbers 
of figure one should be taken by the King and 
Queen, that they may remain partners, and also 
preside at the table when refreshments are 
served. 

These tiny hearts are found by the guests not 
only to contain numbers, but also some happy 
couplet of good fortune, as varied as possible, 
that much amusement may be afforded by the 
reading of them to each other. The gentlemen 
are then told they must seek their partners, by 
finding the ladies who hold hearts with corre- 
sponding numbers. Each gentleman then offers 
each lady his heart for her service for the rest of 
the evening. 

J^ow divided into partners, the guests are 



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ready for ^'The Heart Archery Contest" played 
something like the old Donkey Party, in which 
the tails are pinned on the donkey, — only here 
the darts are to be sent into the target, which is 
a heart made for this purpose. Make this heart 
of white cardboard, about three feet in height, 
on which have been painted inner hearts outlined 
in red, the different sectional hearts to be 
marked, " Fame," " Single Blessedness," '' Mat- 
rimony," "Thy Heart's Desire," "Four Times 
Wedded," and so on, — the section on which the 
dart is fixed will determine the future of the 
player. 

These darts have been found by the King in 
the pouch of his large heart, and are distributed 
to each one of the guests. They are made of 
gilt paper, in the shape of arrows, with a pin in 
each. Then the partners whose number is two, 
are the first to send forth their darts, and are 
both blindfolded by the King and Queen at the 
same time. They start up together to storm 
Cupid's Citadel. Then each two partners fol- 
lowing take their turn, and much fun and merri- 
ment result in the keen interest aroused by the 
foretelling of the destiny of the players. 

Fifteen or twenty minutes might then be given 
to the writing of " Love Sonnets." Four separate 
words such as are likely to be used on such a 
subject being given to each guest, which words 
must be included in their four lined stanza. 



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Questions on the origin and date of the Fes- 
tival, might be asked, and the King then asks 
the following questions, to which the Queen 
gives the answers. 

Questions : — To what period can the sending 
of love messages on a certain date be traced ? 

Where was the Festival observed ? 

On what occasion ? 

To Avhom do w^e ow^e our observation of a 
corresponding day ? Who was he ? 

Answers : — The Festival can be traced to the 
third century in Eome, on the Festival of Luper- 
calia, February 15th, in honor of the Great God 
Pan. At this festival, the names of Roman 
maidens were put in the box, and young men 
drew out the names by lottery. Securing the 
name of a maiden, each youth was bound to offer 
her a gift, and to make her his partner during 
the time of the feast. 

We owe our observation of a corresponding 
day to St. Yalentine, who was a Bishop of Rome, 
martyred by the order of the pagan Emperor, 
February 14, a. d., 270. St. Yalentine was noted 
for possessing a most amiable disposition, but the 
custom of giving gifts became allied to St. Yalen- 
tine, probably only through a coincidence in dates, 
for many customs of mediaeval and later times, 
which have become allied in name to that of the 
saint, unquestionably owe their origin to secular 
or even pagan source. 



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As has before been stated, partners for refresh- 
ments are secared by the Queen's giving the tiny 
hearts with their corresponding numbers. 

Another novel feature might be the arrival of 
the postman while the guests are seated at the 
table. Pie is announced by the ringing of the 
bell, and carries in his mail-bag a letter for each 
person, which he offers as he announces the 
name. These letters should contain pleasant 
conceits as valentines, w^hich take the place of 
favors and make a pleasant souvenir of the 
occasion. 

Kef reshments may consist of heart-shaped sand- 
wiches, heart-shaped cakes, and coffee. Ice cream 
could be served in heart-shaped meringue glaces, 
if desired. A large cake could be ordered from 
th*e baker, heart-shaped, in which a ring, a thimble 
and a piece of money could be hidden before the 
cake is covered with icing. This cake should be 
cut by the Queen. For bonbons old-fashioned 
secrets and conversation lozenges could be used. 



SAINT YALElSTTmE'S WHEEL 

Secure a wheel, light in weight and of medium 
size. Balance it on a pole run through the hub, 
so that it will turn easily. Trim the tire and 
spokes with ribbon or bright cheese-cloth. Two 
little boys, one on each side of the pole, may be 



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dressed in fancy costume, with girdles of paper 
roses, silver wings and gilt bows and arrows. 

Saint Valentine himself should preside at the 
wheel dressed as the King of Hearts, in a red 
coat and blue knee breeches, cut in points and 
covered with hearts, a large satin collar in the 
shape of two hearts, a red cap, hanging sleeves 
and sceptre, all covered with hearts. 

On each spoke of the wheel are small cards 
numbered. As Saint Valentine revolves the 
wheel swiftly, each guest in turn tries to grab a 
card, souvenirs having been prepared correspond- 
ing in number to the cards. 



AN INTERNATIOlSrAL SUPPEE 

A very brilliant scenic affair can be had by 
giving an International Supper. The tables 
should be decorated with the flags and, if possible, 
the flowers of the representative nation. A ma- 
tron at each table should be dressed in the cos- 
tume of the country. England, Ireland, Scotland, 
France, Spain, Italy and America could be very 
happily represented. One price could be charged 
for refreshments at all the tables, or a small 
charge could be made at each table. A dress for 
England could be an apron, whose bib extends 
across to the shoulders. Refreshments : — scones, 
pork pies and tea. Charge ten cents. 

Ireland's dress might be a green cap and apron. 



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Refreshments : — potato chips, potato croquettes, 
mush and milk. Charge ten cents. 

Scotland's dress might be tam-o'-shanter cap 
and plaid scarf across the shoulders to waist. 
Refreshments could be oatmeal mush, Scotch 
cakes and jams, bread and butter. Charge five 
cents. 

Italy — White dress, white drapery on head, 
falling at the back to shoulders. Refreshments : 
— ^Bologna sausage, sandwiches, macaroni with 
cheese, and figs. 

France — The costume might be a dark skirt, 
white waist, gay bodice, white E'ormandy cap. Re- 
freshments : — rolls and coffee. Charge five cents. 

America — Liberty cap, flag draped across shoul- 
ders. Refreshments : — ice cream and fancy cakes, 
ice water. Charge ten cents. 

Tickets could read : International Supper to be 

given at on [date]. Table d' Hote or 

European plan. 

For a society which requires something unique 
and not much trouble a State Supper could be 
given, taking the principal productions of a par- 
ticular state as the edible at each table. Starting 
with the western states and coming east they 
might have for California, oranges, figs, grapes, etc. 
For Chicago, 111., have soups, etc. For Pennsyl- 
vania, salads, ice cream and cakes. For Massa- 
chusetts, baked beans and brown bread. For 
Yirginia, corn bread, chicken and waffles. These 



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are suggestions which could be more elaborately 
carried out by the matrons and their assistants, 
who could wear the emblems of the states they 
represent, and they could imitate the dialect of 
the locality represented. 



CHAEADE— PANTOMINE MANICUEE 

This charade is acted by one person — a male. 
It may be used to help fill in a somewhat lengthy 
pause that may necessarily occur between two 
numbers of a public program. 

Act I. — Man. 

A young man appears, stands a few moments 
before the audience, bows and passes out. 

Act II. — I (eye) Cure. 

The same young man seated in a chair with 
one eye closed and his fingers pressed lightly 
over it. 

I^ear him stands a table, upon which are several 
bottles. He picks up one bottle after another, 
scrutinizing each closely with his well eye and 
shaking his head negatively until he apparently 
finds the one he wants. He looks pleased, re- 
moves his fingers from his eye, still keeping that 
member closed, pours some drops (seemingly) 
upon his hand, rubs the eye with it several times, 
then shakes his head affirmatively, makes an 



MOTTEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS Y7 

effort to open his eye, succeeds, points to the 
bottle and signifies by his gestures that he owes 
his cure to the contents of the bottle. 

Act III. — Manicure. 

In this act we see the young man putting the 
finishing touches to his toilet. He brushes back 
his hair, arranges his collar and tie, and finally 
takes up a manicure set and proceeds to manicure 
his hands. 

This accomplished, he makes his exit. 



DEILL OF THE YOUI^G HAEVESTERS 

(Appropriate feature for Thanksgiving Day entertainment) 

For Sixteen Girls. 

The uniform is yellow cheese-cloth, for dress, 
sash and cap. The dress should be made with 
full waist gathered into a belt. The sash is three 
yards long, the middle is fastened at shoulder, 
carried across chest and back, and fastened at 
belt on the left side. A small bunch of wheat 
should be placed where the sash is fastened at 
shoulder and waist and also on both ends. The 
cap is made [Jersey style] of the same material 
as dress and sash, and is cut about twenty inches 
long [or to fit around the head] and twelve inches 



78 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

deep. This allows for a hem three inches deep. 
The cap is gathered at the top and ornamented 
with a covered button. The hem is turned over 
on right side half its depth, and a bunch of wheat 
is placed on one side. Each harvester carries a 
sheaf of wheat [straw will answer] about twenty 
inches long over her right shoulder clasped by 
its band with left hand. A paste-board sickle 
covered with the cheese-cloth should be carried 
on left side below the waist secured by a band 
which should be large enough to allow the sickle 
to be withdrawn quickly. 

A march is played as the harvesters all enter 
on the left side of stage. They march toward the 
back, and form a circle by cutting off corners. 
After marching around the stage in circle once, 
the leader, on reaching the middle of left side 
crosses centre of stage and halts at right side of 
front. Her followers halt in curved lines back 
of her, forming a semicircle. The harvesters 
should be a foot apart as they halt. If the stage 
is not wide enough to allow them this space half 
the number can march back or in front, thus 
forming a double semicircle. When all are in 
position, time is marked with left foot to the end 
of measure. The music is then changed to 
" Coming through the Rye.'" At the last note of 
prelude all drop a short quick curtsy, bending 
both knees. They then sing and pantomime the 
first verse thus : — 



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If a body meet a body, 

[^Bight hand shading eyes.] 
Comin' thro' the Rye ; 
\_Face to left^ taking one step, then back, and face audience. ] 
If a body meet a body 

\_Eight hand shading eyes. ] 
Need a body cry ? 

[Bight hand covering eyes.'\ 
Ilka lassie has her laddie, 
Nane they say have I 
[^Head lent toward right and resting dejectedly on right hand.'\ 
But all the lads they smile at me 
[^Heads raised and nodded energetically several times,'] 
When comin' thro' the Rye. 
\^Face toward left, take one step, then hack, and face audience.] 

Interlude is then played. The next move- 
ments begin as the air is resumed [after inter- 
lude]. The movements are made at beginning 
and held to end of the line of music. 

1st. Sheaves are held up half arm's length at 
side by right hand, at band, and clasped by left 
hand of neighbor. 

2d. Sheaves are held out in front half arm's 
length with left hand. 

3d. Sheaves still held out in front, right hand 
withdraws sickle and at half arm's length makes 
cutting motion toward sheaf. 

4th. Sickle placed in band of sheaf — harvest- 
ers kneel on right knee. Sheaf held before left 
knee resting on ground. 

5th. Sickle withdrawn from band, — motion of 
cutting with right hand. 



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6th. Harvesters stand erect, replace sickle in 
band. 

7th. Sheaf placed on right side at waist, held 
by left hand. Remain in this position until the 
end of tune. Eesume music. Leader on right 
side crosses front [followed by harvesters] to left 
side, down left side to back of stage, across back 
to centre, up centre to middle of stage, halts and 
holds her sheaf on level with head. Followers 
encircle her closely in one or more coils, each 
coil placing its sheaves lower than the preced- 
ing one to form a stack. Mark time to end 
of measure and uncoil. First four at end of coil 
march to back, forming last line, across centre of 
back ; next four march in front of them forming 
third line. The third line march in front of 
these forming second line. The last four march 
in front, and form first line. The four lines 
facing front march to front holding sheaves on 
right shoulder with left hand. At end of meas- 
ure drop short quick curtsy bending both knees. 
Music is changed to "All among the Barley." 
At conclusion of two chords every alternate maid 
kneels on right knee, places her sheaf on left 
knee. The standing harvesters still holding their 
sheaves on right shoulder, wind in and out among 
the kneeling ones, singing " All among the 
Barley." When all are in position again they 
march single file by each row marching to front 
and joining file, forming circle once. As the 



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leader reaches left side she marches off the stage, 
followed by the other harvesters. 

A pretty tableau makes a pleasing finale and 
can be arranged as follows : A throne made of 
a large armchair, elevated on a box two feet 
high, decorated with boughs of green and 
bunches of golden-rod, could be placed at back 
of stage ready for use. Ten or twelve bundles 
of straw should also be placed across the back 
of stage. At end of drill the curtain should be 
dropped, and only a few moments are required 
to arrange the tableau. The throne is placed at 
centre of stage, one of the harvesters as Queen 
seated on it with a large basket of flowers and 
fruit in her lap. The harvesters form a semi- 
circle about her, with the sheaves on a level with 
their shoulders. 



AN INDOOE GARDEN^ PARTY 

The lady guests are to represent flowers, the 
names of which are given them by the hostess — 
such as — Heliotrope, Yiolet, Mignonette, Pansy, 
Rose, Lily, Morning-glory, Forget-me-not, etc. 

The gentlemen are given the names of insects, 
such as^Midge, Grub, Moth, Spider, Wasp, 
Mosquito, Fly, Hornet, Ant, etc. 

The Butterfly begins the game by making 
a speech after the order of the play of " The 
Old-fashioned Stage Coach." When sunshine is 



82 M0]S:EY-MAKING ENTERTAIISTMEKTS 

mentioned, all the flowers and insects move 
around swiftly. When rain is mentioned, flow- 
ers throw up their heads, insects scurry away 
from the flowers. When the flowers are men- 
tioned by name, the flower is obliged to answer 
by mentioning another flower or insect. When 
the gardener or a garden tool is spoken of, the 
flowers bow their heads or bend their bodies. 
The insects shrink away, and wander around 
the room ; when the butterfly is making only 
general remarks, the insects move around the 
flow^ers making characteristic remarks about 
themselves, or about the emblems of the flowers 
in the garden. If a flower or an insect fails to 
respond when mentioned, a forfeit is demanded. 



A PEOGKESSIYE LETTER 

This game is started by one of the guests an- 
nouncing, " I have a letter addressed to Alma 
Allen, and it is to go to Amsterdam," thus 
making the name and place alliterative. The 
next person must take the last letter of the place 
mentioned, for the name on the letter she has 
addressed. In this case "Amsterdam" ending 
in " M," she must say, " I have a letter ad- 
dressed to Minnie Moore and it is to go to 
Minnesota." This can be carried on endlessly. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 83 



AK ALPHABETICAL DINNEE 
This game is a startling announcement of the 
capacity of the guests present. The leader be- 
gins with " A," the first letter of the alphabet 
and announces an edible beginning with " A " 
saying, "I had for dinner to-day, antelope." 
Then his neighbor on the left is obliged to add 
something beginning with " B," and adding it to 
what " A " has already said. He says, " I had 
for dinner to-day, antelope and beans. The next 
person continues, " I had for dinner to-da}^, 
antelope, beans and cauliflower. Then the 
neighbor next adds, "I had for dinner to-day, 
antelope, beans, cauliflower and dates." This can 
be carried on with almost every letter in the 
alphabet, and the game is over when the list 
grows so long that it is beyond the memory 
of the participants ; or it can wind up its courses 
with " Zu Zus." 



A CONUlSrDRUM DINKER 

]^ovel, new and unique ideas are always in de- 
mand for conventional occasions. Dinner par- 
ties are often just a trifle too ceremonious for 
complete enjoyment. The Conundrum Dinner 
here given, will, in the first place, stimulate 
curiosity, and this will lend a piquant flavor 
at the very outset of such an occasion ; the char- 



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acter of the dinner may be kept secret until 
the guests assemble, by sending out rather vague 
invitations — something like the following : 

We beg to have you come and dine, 
And for a date we send this line — 
Some famous folk you'll surely meet, 
And old-time friends perchance may greet. 

The guests, on arrival, are each given a card, 
with a number written on it, which corresponds 
to a number at a cover on the table. On num- 
bered cards placed on the plates, the guests find de- 
scriptive characters of well-known people, w^hose 
names they are to guess. At each place, also, 
are three other cards, two containing edibles, 
and the other a beverage, all in conundrum. As 
the guests puzzle out their own or their neigh- 
bor's conundrum, much merriment follows. As 
the puzzles are solved, the answers are written 
on the reverse side of the card — the diagram 
given, shows the arrangement of the cards at the 
table. 

Instead of using the names of prominent peo- 
ple the names of guests could be taken as conun- 
drums — or some particular hobby of the guest 
could be represented, which would create much 
amusement as the guests pass around the table 
in search of their places. Mr. Smith might be 
represented by a blacksmith, shoeing a horse. 

Mr. Carpenter by a plane or saw. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 87 

Mr. Brown, a boy doll, dressed in dark brown. 

The Doctor, by a small case of bottles. 

The Lawyer, by a green bag, containing briefs. 

The Publisher, by a bundle of papers, marked 
manuscripts. 

The Railroad Man, by miniature cars or 
schedule of trains. 



A SHIP SOCIAL 
This social may be advantageously utilized as 
a money-making scheme. Like many other so- 
cials, the success of this one will depend largely 
on the skill with which the members utilize local 
talent and local material. A few general direc- 
tions, however, will be found useful. Arrange 
the room in which the social is held so that it 
may look as much as possible like the interior of 
a ship. Decorate with flags, coils of rope, life- 
preservers, and other nautical properties. Hang 
hammocks around; have as many lanterns as 
possible, either the ordinary ship lanterns, or 
Chinese lanterns. Signs, with " 'No smoking 
allowed on quarter deck " might be hung about. 
Time could be marked by ringing of bells, and 
for a signal to repair to the mess room. A 
placard bearing the words, " To the Mess Room " 
should be hung over the door which leads to the 
refreshment room. The mess should consist of 
§hip-fare, such as pea-soup, hard tack [crackers]. 



88 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

spuds [potatoes], plum duff and gravy [flour 
pudding with prune or fruit sauce], Klondike 
[balls of mush] dough balls [dumplings], dye 
[coffee]. 

A nautical program might consist of such songs 
as " Larboard Watch," " Nancy Lee," " Rocked 
in the Cradle of the Deep," " Life on the Ocean 
Wave," etc. Eecitations and readings, " Yarn 
of the Nancy Bell," "Drifting," "Rhyme of the 
Ancient Mariner," " The Boy stood on the Burn- 
ing Deck," may be given. 

A Sailor Drill might form a feature of this 
entertainment, and one is here introduced which 
could be used. 



OAR DRILL FOR SIXTEEN GIRLS 

Sailor suits and sailor hats form the pictur- 
esque costume to be worn in this drill. Each 
sailor girl carries an oar, which should be four 
feet long. [The oars can be made of broom 
handles, planed at one end and split through the 
middle at the same end to admit the blade, 
which is made of very stiff pasteboard]. The 
oars should be painted white with two blue 
bands around the handles. The sailors all enter 
on one side of the stage, carrying oars across the 
chest, and resting blades on left shoulder. The 
music of " A Life on the Ocean Wave " is played 
as they enter and march to back of stage cutting 



MONEY-xMAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 89 

off corners and making a complete circle around 
the stage. As the leader reaches the centre back 
of stage she turns. [Music is here changed to a 
bright march]. She marches up centre to front, 
followed in single file by all the others. At 
centre front the leader turns to left, the next one 
turns to right, alternate ones to left and right, 
and march down sides to back. As the first 
couple meet at centre of back, they face about 
toward front, crossing their oars in front of them 
by each one placing her oar across the chest of 
her partner. Each succeeding couple do the 
same. The couples turn to left and right at 
front, and march to left and right sides, down 
sides to within three feet of back, where they 
halt. [The couples must be about two feet 
apart.] When the double files are in position 
they turn to face each other, mark time to end 
of measure and march toward centre. When 
the lines are within three feet of each other they 
mark time with left foot to end of measure ; 
then extend their oars toward each other, cross- 
ing them above head to form an arch. At end 
of measure they place their oars in a vertical 
position at left side, the blades being on a level 
with heads, mark time to end of measure and 
step backward, to sides. Mark time to end of 
measure, and face toward back of stage in file. 
Sailors now form an anchor. The leader of left 
file marches to centre of back, followed by the 



90 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

file, up centre toward front, baiting within four 
feet of edge of stage. Six of these form the 
straight bar or shank, the two at the end of this 
left file now roarch, one to the right, the other 
to the left, and halt close to the shank between 
the second and third sailors, thus forming the 
transverse bar or stock. While the left file has 
been getting into position, the right file has been 
moving toward back of stage, halting Avhen in 
file across back, then facing about and marching 
forward in line. As they touch the shank of 
anchor [four on each side of it] they curve a 
little toward centre to form the arms or flukes. 
The anchor now being complete, time is marked 
to end of measure. Oars are placed in front in 
a vertical position under chin, time marked to 
end of measure, and oars dropped simultaneously 
to floor ; hands are rested on blade of oar to end 
of measure ; oars raised quickly to position under 
chin, held to end of measure and dropped in the 
same manner again. The " Yachting Glee " can 
be sung while in position of anchor. [Words by 
John Lerlow, music by William Culbertson.] 
Blades are held on left shoulder, level with head. 
Motions as follows. 

Yachting GLEfe. 
Weigh the anchor, 
[Bodies hent toward right, right hand motion of jmUing 

up anchor. 1 
Hoist the white sail, 
I Wave handkerchiefs high over the head^ eight times. '] 



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Heave away now, shout your farewell ; 

\_Bodies lent forioard — then hack.'\ 
Soou upon the ocean wide. 
Swift careening, gently leaning — 

[Bodies bent slowly to right and left.'\ 
To the snow-flecked foamy main — 
Slyly knotting, while we're yachting 
Bonds that ne'er shall be made twain. 
Chorus : — [Sway bodies gently from right to left.l 
Softly o'er the rollers foaming, 
Sail we blithely in the gloaming ; 
Oh happy lot, sailing the yacht 

Over the foaming sea. 
When the moon her light is shedding, 
We, our canvas will be spreading 

[Handkerchiefs waved. 1 
Dashing through spray, with laughter gay, 
Brightest of sailors we. 

If this song is not desired, any sailor's song 
may be substituted, making appropriate motions 
to the words. At end of song, oars are dropped 
to horizontal position in front, close to the body, 
and clasped with both hands at left and right 
sides. The six sailors who have formed the 
shank, march to front, seven and eight fall into 
position after six. The eight who have formed 
the fluke or curved line, straighten into file and 
march to right side, up right to front, across 
front and join file on left side. The sixteen 
sailors are now in single file, and form a circle 
by cutting off corners. As the leader reaches 
centre she marches inside the circle, followed by 
file, continues marching inside, making smaller 



92 MONEY -MA KING ENTERTAINMENTS 

circles until centre is reached, when a coil is 
complete. The leader then reverses her steps, 
followed by the file, which will uncoil. This 
will bring the larger circle again. As number 
one reaches centre of back, she faces front, 
marches up centre to front, followed by the 
others. At the front the leader turns to left. 
Is umber two to right. Alternate ones to left 
and right, across front and down left and right 
sides. At left corner the file marches diagonally 
to right corner. At right corner the file marches 
diagonally to left corner. The sailors are now in 
the form of a cross. All stand close together and 
face toward right side. At end of measure, they 
slowl}^ revolve, keeping the lines straight by the 
centre ones taking very short steps ; the outside 
ones taking longer ste})s. Revolve until the four 
who have formed the arm at front have moved 
completely around twice. When in this position, 
both files face their respective corners, march to 
corners, cross front, the files passing each other. 
When in this position across front, they halt, 
drop oars with a quick thud to floor. Remain in 
this position to end of measure. Remove hats 
with right hand, hold a few inches from head to 
end of measure. Replace hats ; stand erect to 
end of measure. Shoulder oars. March down 
left and right sides. Exit at left and right sides. 
If there be only one door the file continues 
marching until in position to disappear. 



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EANDOM KHYMING 

The conductor of this game goes around and 
whispers a word in the ear of each guest, being 
careful to give words that rhyme, although this 
is not supposed to be known by the company. 

He then passes a paper and pencil to No. 1, 
who writes a line of poetry, using his word as 
the last word of his line. 

Turning the paper down so as to completely 
hide his writing, he passes it to No. 2, who also 
writes a line, ending wath the word that was 
given him. 

Then he turns the paper dow^n and passes it on 
to the next. 

This is continued until all have used their 
word. Then the paper is opened and the rhyme 
read aloud, creating much merriment because of 
its utter lack of sense. 



MOTHEK GOOSE PARTY 

A variation for a children's party can be had 
by giving a Mother Goose Masquerade — the 
hostess acting as Mother Goose. A character 
should be assigned to each guest, who is informed 
on the card of invitation of the character to be 
assumed, and the dress to be worn. Some of the 
characters could be Jack and Jill, Little Boy 
Blue, Bo-peep, Simple Simon, Old Mother Hub- 



94 MON^EY-MAKINa ENTERTAIN3IENTS 

bard, King Cole, Queen of Hearts, Jack Horner, 
Little Miss Muffet, Eed Hiding Hood, the Man 
who- lived by himself, then went to London to 
buy him a wife, Dame Trot, the Lady who rode 
a black horse, with rings on her fingers and bells 
on her toes. Any form of entertainment can be 
carried out, but the guest should act his character 
during the whole evening. 



A KAUSTBOW PAETY 

{Copyrighted by the Curtis Publishing Company and republished by 
the courtesy of The Ladies' Home Journal.) 

One morning a little note in a dainty white 
envelope was left at my door. Upon opening it 
I found an invitation on a note sheet that had 
been tinted delicately in the seven colors of the 
rainbow. The invitation read : 

"Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Willard request the pleasure of 
Miss Allison's company at Rosedale on Thursday evening, June 
twenty -ninth, to join in a search for the end of the rainbow." 

This was somewhat mystical, but I did not 
take long to make up my mind to accept it, for 
the Willards were noted for their delightful little 
surprises, and when the evening came and I 
reached Mrs. Willard's home I was delighted 
with the appearance of everything, for Rosedale 
is a lovely, old-fashioned house, with wide porches 
and large grounds. Chinese lanterns were scat- 
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MONEY-MAKIKG ENTERTAIN^IENTS 95 

all sorts of quaint shapes, and seven of them, 
which hung on the front porch, showed all the 
colors of the rainbow. 

Our hostess received us in the drawing-room 
under a veritable rainbow, which spanned the 
room diagonally, each end disappearing behind a 
pretty couch. After all the guests had arrived 
we were marshaled into the sitting-room. This 
room presented a peculiar appearance ; seven 
colors in the shape of twine, were everywhere — 
over the pictures, under the chairs and around 
the tables. The ends were all gathered together 
at the chandelier, w^here each bore a rosette 
made of tarlatan of all the seven colors. These 
rosettes we were invited to pin on our gowns 
and then we w^ere instructed to search for the 
end of the rainbow. The story is, you know, 
that there is a pot of gold at the end of it, and 
we were told that we might claim it for our own 
if we could find it. 

We set gayly to work, and such a hunt ! In 
and out on the porch, across the hall into the 
library, up-stairs, in and out of the railings, un- 
der the mats and into the corners the dainty 
colors led us, and we followed, winding our 
guides into compact balls as w^e w'ent. Some- 
times there would be five or six of us in one 
corner, where our roads would cross, but these 
encounters were always merry ones, and left us 
merrier than before. 



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At last one of the girls was led by a pretty 
violet string into the drawing-room, along the 
wall, and straight to one of the corners, behind 
which the rainbow ended. Putting her hand be- 
hind the couch, to follow the lead of her guide, 
she gave a little cry of delight. " I've got it ! " 
she said as she stooped and drew out a dainty 
bundle, wrapped in violet tissue paper and tied 
with white ribbon. Then, with her treasure in 
her lap, she sat down to wait for the rest of us. 
Of course when we knew what had been found 
our efforts were redoubled, and very speedily one 
after another of the twenty one persons present 
was led into the drawing-room, to one end or the 
other of the rainbow, where each found a tissue 
paper package, of color to match the guide which 
had led the way. 

Such a gay time as we had opening the dainty 
gifts, for they were very dainty. Mrs. Willard 
does not like prize parties, so she had contrived 
this way to let each of her guests carry awa}^ a 
memento of the evening. There were pretty 
round baskets, gilded, tied with ribbon, and filled 
with bonbons. There were some lovely yellow 
sachets, exquisitely painted. My prize was a 
jewel-box, a little, three-legged pot of polished 
brass lined with soft perfumed silk. Each gift 
was accompanied by a card on which was written 
a choice little quotation. 

After we had admired each other's gifts and 



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read each other's golden thoughts we were in- 
vited to the dining-room. China silk in all the 
seven colors was crumpled artistically around a 
bowl of roses in the centre of the table. There 
were roses everywhere, the room was sweet with 
them and we might almost have been eating our 
ice cream in a rose garden. After we had fin- 
ished there was given to each lady a corsage 
bouquet, and to each gentleman a rosebud for a 
houtonniere. 

Kecently Mrs. Willard has told me how the 
large rainbow was made. Two large arches, of 
equal size, were shaped of strong wire ; these 
were fastened at each end to a stout block of 
wood a foot and a half wide. At intervals of a 
few feet wire was fastened across to bind the 
arches together, and yet to keep them a foot and 
a half apart ; strong twine was laced, lattice 
fashion, over this, and to the framework thus 
made was fastened cheese-cloth in the seven pris- 
matic colors in soft lengthwise folds. A little 
gauze over the whole softened the effect and 
helped to blend the colors. As all the girls had 
chosen their gowns and ribbons very judiciously 
the effect of the rainbow party was most charm- 
ing. 



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A "MOTHEE GOOSE" MAEKET 

{Copyrighted by The Curtis Publishing Company and republished 
by the courtesy of Tfie Ladies^ Home Journal. ) 

The "Mother Goose" Market may be held in 
a private house, but a hall is more satisfactory, 
as a greater number of booths or tables may be 
used and a prettier display made. By making 
each person who assumes a character responsible 
for the carrying out of his or her special part of 
the affair, the burden may be pretty evenly 
shared, and the objection to having two or 
three persons overtaxed for the benefit of the 
many be avoided. Should an entrance fee be 
decided upon, "the king who was in the parlor 
counting out his money " may be seated at a 
table near the door, making an imposing first 
impression in his royal robes. 

" Mistress Mary, quite contrary," may preside 
over a flower-table and sell small plants in pots 
as well as buttonhole bouquets. She should 
wear a garden hat and a pretty cotton gown. 
" Little Nancy Etticote's " booth or table might be 
devoted to colored candles, pretty candlesticks, 
paper shades, Chinese lanterns— everything, 
indeed, pertaining to lights. She should wear a 
white gown and on her head an imitation candle 
consisting of a cardboard cylinder covered with 
glazed cambric, at the top of which a small 



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bunch of tinsel representing light. Match-boxes 
also are appropriate wares for her to have on 
hand. " The Farmer's Wife," with her sleeves 
rolled up and a big apron on, carrying a small 
basket of vegetables, employing her time paring 
them with the carving-knife, which she may also 
use in cutting off the tails of the " three blind 
mice," will prove effective. She may also have 
a display of chocolate mice and also the little 
Chinese ones, which so closely resemble the real 
creature as to make a nervous woman hesitate 
even to touch them. " The Queen of Hearts " 
should be dressed in white with a great many 
hearts cut out of red paper scattered over her 
skirt. A gilt paper crown with a heart in front, 
a necklace of tiny hearts and a belt of graduated 
hearts, w^ill all aid in emphasizing the character. 
Her wares, of course, consist of various kinds of 
tarts, Avhile sugar hearts, pincushion hearts and 
anything one may fancy in that form may find 
place. " Jack Horner " must be on hand, with 
his pie — the latter made in a dishpan and con- 
sisting of bran in which are placed all sorts 
of small cheap articles, such as tiny dolls and 
other toys. The pan is covered with yellow 
brown paper and as each purchaser "sticks in his 
thumb and pulls out a plum " he pays a dime for 
the privilege. This is sure to be popular with 
the children. "Jack," who must, of course, 
occupy a corner, must be arrayed in the style of 

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100 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

the old-fashioned schoolboy, with a flowered 
calico apron, gscy stockings, short breeches with 
deep ruffles, and laced shoes. 

"The old woman tossed up in a basket to 
sweep the cobwebs off of the sky," should have a 
pointed cap, a big apron and a gay shawl over 
her shoulders. Her booth, containing brushes 
and dusters as well as brooms and baskets of 
every kind, will prove remunerative. " Little 
Miss Muffet," in quaint costume seated on a 
*' tuffet " of cushions covered with a green 
curtain or table-cover, may have various kinds of 
toy spiders, such as are to be had at 'Chinese 
stores, and cobwebs of fine wire. Above her 
table a large cobweb should be placed. 

The refreshment booth is properly in charge of 
the " old w^oman who lived upon nothing but 
victuals and drink." 

There are many other characters which will 
come to mind readily as appropriate for this 
entertainment, but enough have been described 
to indicate the possibilities of the bazaar. Over 
each table or booth a placard should be hung 
giving the name of the occupant. "Mother 
Goose " herself, in the brilliant costume depicted 
in her books, should move about briskly, intro- 
ducing her various children to the guests and 
praising their w^ares. The music for the occasion 
should consist of " Mother Goose " melodies, 
sung by young people representing characters 



MOI^EY-MAKTNG ENTERTAINMENTS 101 

which have no appropriate articles for sale, thus 
dividing the labor. 

At the " Baa-Baa Black Sheep " table woolen 
articles of all kinds should be displayed, and 
" Simple Simon going a-fishing with his mother's 
pail " should be in charge of the fish-pond. 

" King Cole with his fiddlers three " should 
occupy a prominent position and play lively airs 
at intervals during the evening. If the Market 
should be held at Easter, among the characters 
should be the owner of the " black hen " that 
laid "good eggs for gentlemen." 



WOED BUILDIKG 

The game of word building is played in this 
way : One person names a letter, which the per- 
son at his left hand is obliged to follow with an- 
other letter which could be used in forming a 
word, but which does not of itself complete one. 
The third person, also having a word in mind, 
adds another which helps to form a word, but 
does not complete one. The fourth person does 
likewise, and the game proceeds until some player 
finds that he cannot add another without forming 
a word. Whoever completes a word loses one 
of his three lives. Three lives lost banish one 
from the circle of the living, and make a spirit of 
him. 

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102 MONEY-MAKING ENTEETAINMENTS 

let us say that the first player, having in mind 
the word archipelago, names the letter A. Player 
'No. 2, thinking of albatross, adds L. No. 3, 
thinking of allure, adds another L. Unfortun- 
ately for him, this addition forms the word " all," 
of which he did not think, and he loses one of his 
three lives. 

If any player is suspected of naming a letter 
without having a word in mind he can be chal- 
lenged. If he cannot give a word which could be 
formed by using the letter he named, he loses a 
"life." But if he can name one the player who 
challenged him loses a life. One by one lives are 
lost and players drop away, the last one winning. 



FIND THE MISSING CATS 

A small black cat might be drawn on cards, as 
many as there are guests present. The guests 
are given paper and pencil, and told to find the 
missing cats ! In the blanks they must supply 
the word which commences with " cat " as cat- 
aract, catacomb, etc. 

1. What a — it would be, if the sweet- 
hearts did not marry, and live happy, ever after- 
ward ! [ Catastrophe] . 

2. The tremendous of America thun- 
dering in their solitudes [Cata'Tacts']. 

3. I wonder what Tabby, the — to now ? 

[Oatsup]. 



MONEY -MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 103 

4. We will buy some for poor Puss 

5. We should all learn our ! \^Cate- 

chism']. 

6. The ancient Greeks and Komans used 

for hurling stones ! \_Catapult]. 

7. We are both in the same [Category] 

8. What a picture to see the grazing 

on the hillside [Cattle]. 

9. Let us rest under the shade of the 

[Catalpa]. 

10. The artist's name is not in the 

[Catalogiie]. 

11. It is very annoying to have [Ca- 
tarrh]. 

12. Be sure and visit the of Eome and 

Egypt [Catacombs]. 

13. How solemn it is to gaze on a [Cat- 

afalc[ue]. 

14. What plunderers the little — are 

[Caterjpillars]. 

15. Does the to something, eh ? [Cata- 
mount]. 

16. That is a verse! [Cataleetic]. 



TRANSPOSING LINES 

An amusing game for a pencil and paper con- 
test can be had by taking a familiar quotation, 
and transposing the words— the contestant mak- 



104 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

ing the greatest number of transpositions being, 
of course, the victor. All the words must be used, 
and used to make good sense — take for instance a 
line from '' Gray's Elegy " — " The Plowman home- 
ward plods his weary way." The transposed 
words might read — 

1. His homeward way the weary plowman 
plods. 

2. His w^eary w^ay homeward the plowman 
plods — and so on. 

In the space of ten or fifteen minutes players 
have made as many as twenty transpositions. 



WHAT WE DON'T KNOW 

An enjoyable evening may be spent if the 
ladies and gentlemen are at liberty to tease each 
on questions of which they are ignorant. The 
guests are given paper and pencil. The gentle- 
men are told to write a question which might 
puzzle the ladies ; and the ladies are told to write 
questions which it will be difficult for the gentle- 
men to answer. It will be a source of much 
amusement to the ladies to hear the gentlemen 
discourse on subjects of which the}^ are ignorant, 
and the gentlemen will derive much satisfaction 
in asking the ladies questions which they do not 
know how to answer. The following are a few 
suggestive tests for the ladies to give the gentle- 
men : — 



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1. Prepare a menu for one week, for a family 
of six ; limiting the expenses to $12. State the 
quantities of food necessary. 

2. How would you make and trim a pongee 
dress ? How many yards would you buy, and 
how much would it cost ? 

3. What is a gored skirt, and what do you 
mean by trimming it with chiffon applique ? 

The men might ask the women — 

1. What do you mean by double entry ? 

2. What would you do if you received a draft 
for $100 ? 

3. What would you do if your offer of mar- 
riage Avas rejected ? 



A TOUKING PAETY 

Individual members of Churches, or teachers of 
Sabbath-schools, in country tow^ns especially, 
very frequently pledge themselves to raise a cer- 
tain amount of money toward liquidating a d^bt 
or defraying some expense in connection with the 
organization to which they belong. 

Often they are puzzled as to how they shall 
raise this money. 

Suppers, Lawn Parties and Fetes have been re- 
sorted to year after year, and have in a great 
measure ceased to interest people, so that some- 
thing new seems to be an absolute necessity. 

The Touring Party is designed to fill just such 



106 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

a need. It may be given in one's own home and 
a small fee charged for the privilege of joining it. 

Music and recitations may be furnished by 
home talent, and light refreshments served. 

In this way a very enjoyable evening may be 
spent with but little expense to either hostess or 
guests, and a few dollars realized for the desired 
object. 

The hostess may send out the following invita- 
tion to her friends : — 

You are cordially invited to join a Touring 
Party ; the object of which is to discover old di- 
visions of the earth's surface, under new and novel 
conditions. 

The tourists will meet at the house of Mrs. An- 
derson, 256 Voyage Avenue, on Tuesday evening, 
March 12, 19—. 

The expedition will start at eight o'clock, and 
as the return trip is to be made the same evening, 
please be prompt. As an incentive to diligent and 
persistent Avork during the trip, a beautiful sou- 
venir will be awarded to the tourist who makes 
the greatest number of discoveries on the event- 
ful occasion. 

Price of ticket — twenty-five cents. 

When the guests arrive on the evening in ques- 
tion, they are furnished with a sheet of paper and 
a pencil. Down the left side of the paper are 
numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. 

The room in which the tourists gather is filled 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 107 

with a very queer collection of miscellaneous ar- 
ticles, some in little groups and some standing by 
themselves. 

Every available spot is utilized — upon the walls 
hang cards, engravings, and papers. 

The piano, tables, stools, chairs and the mantel- 
pieces all hold one or more of these curious objects. 

Every article and group bears a number. 

The hostess rings a bell and tells her guests that 
it is time for them to start on their voyage of dis- 
covery. 

They are also told that when they solve the 
geographical name of any article or group, they 
write their solution upon the paper opposite the 
number corresponding to the number of their dis- 
covery. 

At the end of the time limit the bell is rung 
again, and the hostess (or an aid) calls out first 
the number and then the geographical name ; and 
the guests mark off those they have answered 
correctly. Then the lists are counted and the 
one who has made the greatest number of dis- 
coveries may become the recipient of a Book of 
Travels, or something similar while the one who 
has the least number may be consoled with the 
gift of a Geography or Atlas. 

The following list suggests the idea in- 
tended : — 

1. X S C— Tennessee. 



108 MONEY-MA KllS^a ENTERTAINMENTS 

2. A^-Cuba. 

3. A figure of a man with a hat on, or a pic- 
ture of the same cut from a paper will represent 
— Manhattan. 

4. Picture of a little girl and the letter K— 
Alaska. 

5. A, a pen, and a row of 9's — Apennines. 

6. A picture of a little hut — Ashantee. 

7. A large A colored yellow, cut from paste- 
board, placed on the floor, represents — Buffalo. 

8. A handful of hay and a necktie — Hayti. 

9. A pencil, a toy van, and ia — Pennsylvania. 

10. A jug of molasses — l^ew Orleans. 

11. A small stone — Little Kock. 

12. A cap, rye and corn — Capricorn. 

13. A piece of brussels carpet — Brussels. 

14. A piece of moss, and the letters " Co " — 
Moscow. 

15. A board and the letter — Bordeaux. 

16. A can and a bag marked 20 cwt. — Canton. 

17. A tea set — China. 

18. The letter e/and a pan — Japan. 

19. The letter R^ a can, and a saw — Arkansas. 

20. The pronoun /, 24 hours and a hoe — 
Idaho. 

21. A ISToah's Ark, and a piece of bed tick — 
Arctic. 

22. Picture of an ear and the letter ^— Erie. 

23. A ball, tea, and a sickle (mower) — Balti- 
more. 



MOITEY-MAKIl^G EISTTERTAINMENTS 109 

24. A pitcher and a rope — Europe. 

25. Maps of two states (Maine and California) 
pinned together— United States. 

26. A mat, the letter A and a pan— Matapan. 

27. A picture of General Washington — Wash- 
ington. 

28. An iron bar, and two or three bad (9's 
(irregular) — Barbadoes. 

After the contest the tourists are invited into 
the dining-room, and the hostess, as the different 
articles of food are served, may keep before her 
guests the predominating feature of the evening, 
by making geographical puns. 

For instance in passing the bread, she may say, 
" This bread came from Mt. Baker (Washington), 
and the butter from Goat Island (Niagara). 

The chicken and eggs are from ^^^ilopen (Del- 
aware). 

The milk was obtained from 6(9'i«pens (S. C.) 
and this clear, sparkling water was imported from 
the Delaware Water Gap (Pa.). 

These oysters are blue points and they were 
dug from the Blue Mountains. The sandwiches 
came from the Sandwich Islands of course and 
the rolls are from Rowlandville. 

Here are some sardines from the Island of Sar- 
dinia and we sent to Mount Desert for the ice 
cream and cake. 



110 MONEY-MAKING ENTEETAINMENTS 



A PKOYEEB CONTEST 

This may be given orally (similar to a spelling 
bee) or it may be a written game. 

If given orally limit each member to a half- 
minute or a minute after the first word is named. 

The one in charge of the class names the first 
word of a well-known proverb, — the first con- 
testant finishes the proverb or if he fails to do so 
within the given time the word is passed on in 
order down the line until it reaches some one 
who can complete the proverb correctl}^ — those 
having failed to do so passing out promptly at 
the time of their failure. 

The leader should give two vrords of the prov- 
erb if it should begin with a^ an ov the or any 
other very small or unimportant word. 

A prize may be given the one who remains the 
last. 

A number of proverbs is here given, which 
number may be greatly enlarged. 

If the proverbs should be exhausted before all 
the contestants have failed then let those remain- 
ing proceed to repeat in turn an}" proverb coming 
to their mind which has not been given during 
the evening. Make this part of the program 
especially rapid, any one failing to respond 
promptly, or who gives a proverb that has al- 
ready been used, passing out at once. 



money-making entektainments 111 

Proverbs. 

yi. A stitch in time saves nine. 

<^2. All is not gold that glitters. 

•^3. Honesty is the best policy, 

t 4. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 

, 5. A word to the wise is sufficient. 

6. Half a loaf is better than none. 

7. When angry count ten before you speak, 
if very angry count a hundred. 

t 8. A bird in the hand is worth two in the 
bush. 

V 9. A penny saved is a penny earned. 
10. Procrastination is the thief of time. 

c/'ll. Make hay while the sun shines. 

12. Never put off until to-morrow what 3^ou 
can do to-day. 

13. Every cloud has a silver lining. 

14. Appearances are often deceiving. 

V 15. Never count your chickens before they 
are hatched. 

16. Blessings brighten as they take their flight. 

17. A little nonsense now and then is relished 
by the wisest men. 

V 18. No news is good news. 

19. Look before you leap. 

20. Out of sight, out of mind. 

21. Let them laugh that win. 

22. He that is down need fear no fall. 

23. The more haste the less speed. 



112 MOJSrEY-MAKINO ETTTERTAINMENTS 

24. Well begun is half done. 

25. Better late than never. 

26. As the twig is bent the tree's inclined. 

27. Pride must have a fall. 

28. Handsome is that handsome does. 
- 29. The early bird catches the worm. 
V 30. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 

31. A burnt child dreads the fire. 

32. It's a long lane that has no turning. 

33. It's a poor rule that won't work both 
ways. 

, 34. Variety is the spice of life. 

35. Many hands make light work. 

36. Time and tide wait for no man. 

37. 'Tis an ill w^nd that blow^s no one good. 

38. Drive thy business, let not that drive 
thee. 

7 39. Early to bed and early to rise, 

Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 

40. Sloth makes ail things difficult, but indus- 
try all easy. 

41. Still waters run deep. 



FOLLOW THE STEINO 

This game, something on the order of "A 
Cobweb Party " is newer, and will be an accept- 
able idea for a private entertainment. 

A number of strings of two colors — blue for 
the ladies and red for the gentlemen, are tied 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 113 

around a music roll, or a piece of cardboard 
shaped like a cylinder. The hostess stands in 
the hall and holds the cylinder. Some one calls 
the men out of the room first, one at a time, and 
in the hall the hostess awaits them. She gives 
each man a red string, detached from the cylin- 
der, which he must follow until he reaches the 
other end. The strings may be wound in and 
out the balusters and around furniture, etc., 
but all must end in one room. When the man 
reaches his goal, he will find a card attached to 
his string, telling him what he is to do. After 
all the men have disentangled their strings, the 
girls are called out, and they proceed to do the 
same thing with the blue strings. At the end 
of each string the girl finds a card telling her 
she will find a man doing some special feat, and 
this is the one with whom she is to talk for five 
minutes. The hostess explains that at a given 
signal, the men must do simultaneously what 
their cards command, and the girls are told to 
look for a man who is carrying out the prediction 
on their cards. The more ridiculous the feats, 
the greater the fun. The following are some 
suggestions. 

No. 1. Card for a man. Stand by the win- 
dow with a satisfied expression on your face, and 
shake hands with yourself. A Isidy will come 
and take pity on you, and shake hands with you. 

No. 1. Card for a girl. You will see a man 



114 MONEY-MAKING ENTEKTAINMENTS 

standing by the window, with a self-satisfied ex- 
pression on his face, and shaking hands with him- 
self. Approach him caref ull}^ and shake his hand 
for him — and then talk to him for five min- 
utes. 

No. 2. For a man. Stand in the middle of 
the room and sing up and down the scale. A 
maiden will be moved to come and tell you what 
she knows about music. 

No. 2. For a girl. You will find a man in 
the middle of the room, singing up and down the 
scale. Sidle up to him and tell him what you 
know about music. 

No. 3. For a man. Stand by the window 
and wave 3^our handkerchief as if straining your 
eye to catch the last glimpse of a vessel, which is 
carrying your fiancee to Europe. 

No. 3. For a girl. Look for a man who is 
waving his handkerchief " Farewell " to his 
fiancee who has just left for Europe. Approach 
him carefully, and with sympathy in your voice, 
talk to him five minutes on " Loneliness." 

No. 4. For a man. Stand alone, and hold 
your arm with the other hand, and throw your 
head back, as if about to fall in battle. A sweet 
Eed Cross nurse will come and administer to 
your needs. 

No. 4. For a girl. Hasten to the side of a 
poor soldier, who is about to fall in battle. 
Bandage his head with a handkerchief and place 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 115 

on his arm a red cross and you will resuscitate 
him. 

'No. 5. For a man. Dance a hoe-down while 
clapping time with your hands. If you are 
graceful enough you may attract the eye of a 
lady, who will entertain you better than you do 
the company. 

No. 5. For a girl. Look for a man, who is 
so much in need of entertainment that he is 
dancing a hoe-down to amuse himself. Ap- 
proach him and ask him if you may talk five 
minutes on " Any old thing." 

JSTo. 6. For a man. Stand by the door and 
flap your arms as if trying your latest invention 
of the " flying machine." Some one will come 
and bring you back to earth again. 

No. 6. For a girl. Be on the lookout for a 
man whose hobby is the flying machine. You 
will find him flapping his arras in this pastime. 
Talk to him five minutes and induce him to try 
a more profitable hobby. 

No. 7. For a man. Sit in a corner and talk 
rapidly to yourself, as if you were sadly in need 
of companionship. Maybe some one will come 
and share your solitude. 

JSTo. 7. For a girl. When you see a man in a 
corner tafking to himself, approach him and say 
" what a sweet thing is solitude " — especially when 
one is near to whom you may say " Solitude is 
sweet." 



116 MONEY-MAKII^a ENTEETAINMENTS 

Ko. 8. For a man. Walk up and clown the 
room, as if planting seed and mowing the grass. 

No. 8. For a girl. Say " Howdy " to a 
farmer Avho is planting seed and mowing the 
grass, and discourse with him for five minutes 
on the " Beauties of nature." 

No. 9. For a man. Stand in corner and crow 
three times like a rooster. Some one will come 
and try to keep you quiet. 

No. 9. For a girl. * You must approach a man 
who is crowing like a rooster, as if improving on 
them, and say " How sad." If you are wise, you 
will try and keep him quiet by talking to him. 

No. 10. For a man. Stand opposite a mirror 
and when you see a lady looking in the glass, go 
up to her and ask her if she is looking for your 
smile. 

No. 10. For a girl. Go and look in the 
mirror, and you will see a man who is smiling. 
You may talk to this man for five minutes on 
" Econom}^" 



A COLLECTION OF REPKESENTATIYE 

MEN 

Before the guests arrive the hostess will ar- 
range upon tables a number of articles' to repre- 
sent prominent men, each article being numbered. 

A cloth may be thrown over the tables, hiding 
the objects from view, until the explanations are 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 117 

made and the guests are ready to begin the 
game. 

Each player is provided with a paper (pencil 
attached) upon which, in a straight column, are 
numbers corresponding to those on the tables. 

Then the players are told to write on their 
lists in their proper places the names of the men 
that they think the different articles represent. 

After a limited time the papers are collected 
and examined, and the one whose list shows the 
greatest number of correct answers should receive 
a prize — a small bust of a prominent man, a book, 
or any article appropriate to the game. 

Before the papers are collected see that each 
person writes his name plainly upon his' paper. 

List of Objects. 

1. A steel pen — Penn. 

2. A piece of earth — Clay. 

3. A chestnut burr — Burr. 

4. A piece of bacon — Bacon. 

5. A tea bell— Bell. 

6. Ams+ams+ams — Adams. 

7. Bones — Bonaparte. 

8. Map of Italy showing the Po Eiver — Poe. 

9. Porter bottle — Porter. 

10. Picture of Ked Riding Hood and the wolf — 
Wolfe. 

11. Oyster shells — Shelley. 

12. Lady's hood — Hood. 



118 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

13. How? 1 11— Howells. 

14. Lady's coat showing revere — Kevere. 

15. Advertising picture of homes for sale- 
Holmes. 

16. A column of figures and a toy bus — Co- 
lumbus. 

17. A small tent — Booth. 

18. II— Twain. 

19. Coffee mill and box marked 20 cwt. — 
Milton. 

20. A bag or toy wagon marked 2240 lbs. — 
Fulton. 



A PROGEESSIYE DINNEK 

This dinner is arranged for six couples, but the 
hostess may increase or diminish the number ac- 
cording to the size of her table, being careful to 
have as many courses as there are couples. 

A progression is made at the end of each 
course, the round being completed with the 
dessert. 

In the dinner here described the ladies are 
made to progress, while the gentlemen occupy 
their original seats through the entire meal. If 
so desired the progression may be vice-versa — 
the ladies remaining seated and the gentlemen 
changing their places. 

At each plate is a card bearing an appropriate 
quotation. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 119 

Upon the lirst lady's card may be the words : 

1. Come one, come all. 

^Scott 

Cards for the other ladies may read : 

2. What fates impose 

That men must needs abide. 

— Shalcesjyeare. 

3. I have no parting sigh to give 
So take my parting smile. 

— Landon. 

4. Press nobly on. 

— Parh Benjamin. 

5. I will abide on thy left [right] side, 
And keep the bridge with thee. 

— Macaulay. 

6. Another move in the right direction. 

— Anon. 

The cards of the gentlemen may contain the 
following quotations : 

1. A clock serves to point out the hours, and a 
woman to make us forget them. 

2. She's gone ! I am abused ! 

— Shahespeare. 

3. Thus pleasures fade away. 

— Scott. 

4. So fare thee well, and may the indulgent 
gods grant thee every wish. 

— SopJiocles, 



120 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

5. An hour like this is worth a thousand pass'd 
in pomp or ease. 

• — Rogers. 

6. Pleasure, that comes unlooked for, is thrice 
welcome. 

— Rogers. 

At the end of each course the hostess rings a 
small bell and the ladies move to the next seat, 
taking their cards with them, and each gentleman 
retains his own. 

The quotations may be the means of opening 
the way to a lively conversation between the 
partners, and thus doing away with any awkward 
or embarrassing pause. 

During the last course, if so desired, all the 
quotations may be read aloud. 

At the close of the dinner, before leaving the 
table, the hostess may pass round blank cards and 
pencils, requesting the ladies to write upon their 
cards the name of the gentleman whom they con- 
sidered the best conversationalist, and the gentle- 
men to write upon theirs the name of the lady 
whose conversation was the most entertaining. 

A prize may be given to each lady and gentle- 
man having the greatest number of votes. 

This part of the program must not be an- 
nounced until after the last course, as much of 
the interest and merriment is caused by the very 
unexpectedness of it. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 121 

Two menus, of six courses each, are here given 
which may be helpful to any one who contem- 
plates giving a Progressive Dinner. 

A Spring Dinner. 

Little E'eck Claras. 

Brown Bread and Butter. 

Eadishes. Olives. Almonds. 

Clear Tomato Soup. 

Croutons. 

Lobster Cutlets. 

Bread Sticks. 

Koast Lamb. Mint Sauce. 

Bermuda Potatoes and Cream Dressing. 

Green Peas. Currant Jelly. 

Boiled Mushrooms on Toast. 

Ice Cream. Strawberries. 

Cake. Coffee. 



Winter Menu. 

Oysters on Half Shell. Lemon. 

Olives. Almonds. Celery. 

Crackers. 

Mock Turtle Soup. Bread Sticks. 

Blue Fish with Sauce. 

Sliced Cucumbers. Lemon Sherbet. 

Broiled Sweet Breads. Peas. 

Fillet of Beef. Mushroom Sauce. 

Potato Croquettes. 

Brussel Sprouts. Stringed Beans. 

Tutti Frutti Cream. 

Cake. Coffee. 



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A TEIP TO NIAGAKA FALLS 

{Suitable for a public entertainment.') 

The people who hold themselves responsible 
for an evenmg's entertainment of the kind pro- 
posed, should first consult a railroad schedule, or 
better still a summer excursion book, and find 
the places of interest on the route, and if pos- 
sible, secure lantern slides of noted places along 
the road. An enterprising committee should 
have posters and tickets prepared, and largely 
circulated. The posters might read — " A per- 
sonally conducted excursion, by way of the 
Pennsylvania and New York Central, and Hud- 
son River Railroad. Stops made at Trenton, 
Tarrytown, New York and Buffalo. A stay 
at Niagara for a view of the Falls and Sus- 
pension Bridge. Souvenirs may be purchased at 
the Bridge. No stoppages on return trip. 

Train starts from on at ." 

The audience room is made to look like a train. If 
possible, chairs are arranged in couples, platform 
decorated with maps and schedules, ticket col- 
lector in uniform. The young man who acts 
as conductor should enter into the spirit of 
the tour by describing the scenery and historical 
places along the route. Start the excursion 
from the local station of the town or citj^ in 
which the entertainment is given — or a non- 
sense place — as Merry town, by the way of Gay- 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 123 

ville Eailroad. In this trip we start from Phila- 
delphia Broad Street Station. When the time 
arrives to begin the entertainment a shout of 
'' All Aboard " is heard, and the conductor states 
that the next stop will be Trenton, which will 
afford a topic for a little historic talk of Wash- 
ington's Crossing the Delaware. Pictures of the 
subject, and a picture of Washington could 
be shown. When the talk has occupied a few 
minutes, the passengers are informed that a short 
stop will be necessary to connect trains. At this 
point boys and girls could go through the train, 
with peanuts, fruit, picture-books, etc., for sale. 
The next stop ^vould be at Tarrytown, where 
the story of the Capture of Major Andre, could 
be told. Here lemonade and pretzels could be 
handed round. Then on to New York. A 
short talk on the sights of the city here, and the 
passengers are informed that a limited time will 
be allowed for shopping. A table with fancy 
w^ork for sale could bring in some extra money 
at this time. Buffalo is now reached, when the 
talk could be of the Pan-American Exposition. 
Views shown if practicable, and mention made of 
the assassination of President McKinley. From 
here the talk should be of the beauties of Ni- 
agara, about to be viewed. Passengers v^^arned 
of danger points. An amusing old-time song — 
entitled "A trip to Niagara Falls" could be 
sung. On the return trip no stops are allowed, 



124 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

the passengers are entertained by a program 
of humorous recitations, one of which might be 
Mark Twain's "Punch Brothers, Punch with 
Care," which can be concluded by the conductor 
requesting the passengers to join in singing 
" Home Again " or " Home, Sweet Home." 



LITERAEY SANDWICHES. 
The following game may be played by a group 
of three or four, or it may entertain a large 
company. 

It is calculated to make a rainy or otherwise 
dull day or evening pass pleasantly ; and as it 
requires no preparation, it can be played indoors 
or outside or in any place where a few friends 
may happen to be. 

Example. 
The leader announces : " I know a word of 
five letters, the first is "s" the last, "e." In- 
sert a vehicle [three letters] and have a fright — 
[s car e]. 

A number of words is here given, but im- 
promptu ones from each member of the party, 
will of course make the game more interesting, 
s . . . e. Insert a label and have a vehicle — 

[s tag e]. 
h . . . t. Insert an organ of the body and have 

another organ of the body — [h ear t]. 
s . . . e. Insert a small steel instrument and 
have the backbone — [s^m e]. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 125 

s . . . e. Insert a kind of meat and have dis- 
grace — [s tiam e]. 

f . . . s. Insert a falsehood and have annoying 
little insects — [f lie s]. 

t . . . k. Insert "to move swiftly," and have a 
chest — [t run k]. 

c . . . s. Insert a rule and have a cat's weapons 

of defense — [c law s]. 

s . . . t. Insert a jolly sailor boy and have to 
begin — [s tar t]. 

s . . . k. Insert a small seed food and have 
to utter — \_^'pea k]. 

s . . . d. Insert a light brown color and have a 
small table — [s tan d]. 

w . . . h. Insert a small animal [rodent] and 
have anger — [w rat h]. 

t . . . . s. [six letters]. Insert soft water and 
have lines of cars — [t rain s]. 

g . . . . s. Insert to wander and have groups 
of trees — [g rove s]. 

s . . . e. Insert a weight and have a rock — 

[s ton e]. 

t . . . b. Insert a buzz and have a part of the 
body — [t lixim b]. 

t . . . . y. Insert to corrode and have reliable 

\\^TU8t^\ 

h y. Insert anything and have vain — 

\)\ aught ^\ 

s . . . . e. Insert always and have harsh — 

[s ever e]. 



126 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 



A CIRCULATING LIBRARY 

This entertainment is a very unique affair, and 
wiien ended, leaves the impression that it has 
been entirely too short, though in reality, a whole 
evening may thus be delightfully spent. Have a 
room tastefully decorated, and fitted up as a li- 
brary, with books everywhere. A pleasing effect 
is created by having a fev>r lanterns strung around 
the room, which gives a pretty light when the 
books are produced. Each lady is told in her in- 
vitation to the party that she is to represent a 
book. The invitation may be a little verse in 
rhyme as follows : — 

" On the date and day enclosed, 
Intent and thoughtful look ; 
And fix it firmly in your mind, 
You represent a book." 

The people necessary to cany out this party 
are a librarian, her secretary, and a lady called 
a postal. All the gentlemen present are given a 
number, and they then step up to the desk, and 
are each handed a catalogue, which may be artis- 
tically decorated according to the taste and ability 
of the hostess. Inside the catalogues are written 
the names of the books that the girls represent, 
and a number is placed beside each name. The 
following rules are printed on a large placard in 
full view. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 127 

1. Great care must be taken of the books. 

2. They are not transferable. 

3. They must not be taken out of the city, ex- 
cept at the risk of the borrower, and in this case 
they must be well wrapped. 

N. B. It is hoped the borrowers will appreciate 
the dainty way in which the books are gotten up. 

It is also hoped the books will prove a source 
of instruction. 

The gentleman looks at his number, finds that 
number in the catalogue, and then asks the li- 
brarian for the book beside the number. The 
books, if possible are kept in a room or screened 
enclosure behind the library and the librarian 
says she will get it from the shelf. When his 
book is produced, or in reality the lady represent- 
ing the book, the secretary looks at the clock, 
which she has on her desk, and writes in a blank 
book the name of the gentleman, — saying, Mr. 
Black is taking " The Egyptian Princess " out at 
8:14. Then the next gentleman quickly steps up 
and asks for the book corresponding to his num- 
ber. If Mr. Black keeps his book out longer than 
five minutes, he is subject to a fine, which will 
be a forfeit. If he keeps it out much overdue, 
the secretary sends out a postal, which is a lady 
appointed for the purpose of warning the borrow- 
ers that their books are overdue, and she traces 
them up, if possible. The second gentleman may 
have called for "The Bow of Orange Ribbon," 



128 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

and then the secretary writes beside his name — 
Mr. Brown takes out " Bow of Orange Eibbon " 
at 8:15 — due at 8:25. When the lirst gentleman 
returns his book, he must ask for the next highest 
number, so that the same book may not be in de- 
mand by too many at once. The gentlemen may 
take their books in any of the cozy corners, tete- 
a-tetes, or nooks that have been arranged for the 
purpose. This is a splendid way for the ladies to 
meet all the men present. 

After a given time, those who have kept their 
books overdue, are told various forfeits they must 
perform — which may be ordered by the librarian. 
They may either be ridiculous, or in the line of 
entertaining the whole company according to the 
various talents of the guests. 

The following books are suggested, which may 
easily be represented. 

The Egyptian Princess — may be a very dark girl 
dressed in red, with oriental trimmings, and a 
drapery decorated with gold spangles made of 
red tarleton, flowing from a gilt crown. 

A Bow of Orange Ribbon — is merely a large 
bow of orange ribbon on the dress or hair. 

Under two Flags — a maiden with the English 
and American Flags in her hair and draped about 
her figure. 

When Knighthood was in Flower — a maid 
with a white nighthood on her head, out of which 
flowers are peeping. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTEETAINMENTS 129 

A Eose in Bloom — a large full blown rose. 

Poppies in the Wheat — a bunch of wheat in 
front of the dress, with red poppies scattered 
throughout. 

The Sketch Book — a maid dressed in an artist's 
apron, carrying a palette. 

The Daisy Chain — a long necklace of artificial 
daisies. 

A Lily of France — a tall, slender, light girl, 
with a fl.eur-de-lis in the front of her dress. 

Her College Days — a college cap and gown. 

Janice Meredith — with the inevitable curl. 

Vanity Fair — dressed with lots of ribbons and 
furbelows. 

The Blue Flower — any bouquet of blue flowers. 

Under the Eed Eobe — dressed in a red eider- 
down robe, with a turban on head. 

Lalla Eookh — a white silk shawl draped over 
the head and shoulders to represent the " Tailed 
Prophet." 

Pickwick Papers — ruffles of newspaper may be 
sewed on a waist — trimmed with lamp wicks, and 
tooth picks. This costume is most unique. 

Looking Backward — a sun bonnet donned back 
part front, with a false face on the back of the head. 



A FLOEAL LOYE TALE 

A copy of the Floral Love Tale and a pencil 
are to be given to each guest. Then the hostess 
explains the game by telling her guests to write 



180 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

the name of a flower or other plant in each num- 
bered blank. At the end of a given time the 
papers are read, and the one whose story is the 
most complete receives the prize. A book re- 
lating to flowers would be an appropriate 
gift. 

Fair — [1] — a maiden was, 

— [2] — was her lover ; 
Their path was trimmed with — [3] — 

It did not run through — [4] — 
Her — [5] — was raven quite, 

Her cheeks a lovely — [6] — , 
She wore fine — [7] — 

To warm her small — [8] — toes. 



Her — [9] — was an elder 

Who had a —[10]— of gold ; 
An awful old — [11] — , 

To make one's blood run cold. 
His temper was like — [12] — , 

His daughter's heart he wrung 
With words both firm and bitter ; 

He had an —[13]—. 



The lover's hair was like the — [14] — , 

Of purest German type, 
He wore a — [15] — 

And smoked an — [16] — . 
He sent marshmallows by the pound 

And choicest — [17] — , 
She painted him — [18] — , 

The bluest ever seen. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 131 

He could uot serenade her 

Within the — f 19]— dark, 
For every time he tried it, 

Her father's —[20]— bark, 
And so he set a certain day 

To meet at —[21]— ;— 
Her face was pale as — [22] — , 

E'en whiter than her frock. 



Her lover vowed he'd — [23] — and die 

If she should say him no. 
And then he up and kissed her 

Beneath the —[24]—. 
My love will — [25] — be ; 

My sweet will you be true? 
Give me a little —[26]— 

Say only, ''I love —[27]—." 



She faltered that for him alone 

She'd —[28]— wear ; 
Then swayed like a supple — [29] — , 

And tore her —[30]—. 
For madder than a hornet. 

Before them stood her pop, 
He swore he'd — [31] — the fellow, 

Until he made him — [32] — , 



Then quickly up — [33]— ; 

She cried, "Oh, cruel father, 
You'll surely — [34] — the day, 

Haste, my dear — [35] — , 
And — [36]— flee away.- 

But that inhuman parent, 
So plied the — [37]— there, 

He settled all flirtation, 



132 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

Between the hapless — [38] — . 

The youth a monastery sought 
And donned a black — [39] — ; 

The maid ate —[40]—, 
And died within the wood. 



1. 


Eosemary. 


2. 


Sweet William. 


3. 


Thistles. 


4. 


Clover. 


5. 


Maiden Hair. 


6. 


Eose. 


7. 


Lady Slippers. 


8. 


Pink. 


9. 


Poppy. 


10. 


Mint. 


11. 


Snap Dragon. 


12. 


Wormwood. 


13. 


Adder's Tongue. 


14. 


Flax. 


15. 


Crown Imperial. 


16. 


Indian Pipe. 


17. 


Evergreen. 


18. 


Forget-me-nots. 


19. 


Nightshade. 


20. 


Dogwood. 


21. 


Four-o' -clock. 


22. 


Lilies. 


23. 


Pine. 


24. 


Mistletoe. 


25. 


Everlasting. 


26. 


Heart's ease. 


27. 


Yew. 


28. 


Orange Blossoms. 


29. 


Willow. 


30. 


Maiden Hair. 


31. 


Beet. 



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32. Hop. 

33. Rosemary. 

34. Rue. 

35. Sweet William. 

36. Lettuce. 

37. Bulrush. 

38. Pear. 

39. Monk's Hood. 

40. Belladonna. 



MADAME JAELEY AND MADAME TUS- 
SAUD'S COMBmATIOI^ OF WAX WOKKS 

The wax works are exhibited by Mrs. Jarley, 
who is a stout woman, with curls on each side of 
her face ; dress of flowered design, hoop skirt, 
shoulder shawl, and a hat trimmed with bright 
flowers, tied under the chin. She has a wand in 
her hand which she uses in explaining the figures 
as they are brought to the front of the platform. 
The figures remain behind a screen until called 
for, and after exhibition are placed before a 
screen in a semicircle. Between the first and 
second parts, the curtain can be drawn, allowing 
the subjects time to leave the platform. Mrs. 
Jarle}^ appears, bows to the right and left and in 
front and says, — Ladies and gentlemen : you see 
before you the Lady of the Caravan, which name 
comes to me by having the most wonderful 
traveling show on earth — the name by which I 
introduce mvself to you is the famous Mrs. 
Jarley, famous, for Mr. Dickens thought so much 



134 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

of me that he put me in his book, and I have 

traveled the world over in his Curiosity Shop 

[Tti^rns to attendant.] What's that you say, 
'Enery ? We never lived in his shop, eh ? Well, 
no, but if he would have sold us his shop, Ave 
could have put it on wheels and exhibited it to my 
dear public, such things as old suits of armor, 
and carved things, things in china, and iron and 
ivory, but, I digress ! [In a loud tone to Henry.] 
You will please, sir, keep quiet until you are 
spoken to ! [To the audience.'] My driver 
'Enery is put a little out-of-sorts, because I have 
added to my collection a few subjects modeled 
by the late Madame Tussaud of Paris, but more 
lately of London, and also, because I engaged 
the Military Gentleman, Mr. Slum, to write the 
beautiful poetry which you may have noticed 
around the room. Mrs. Jarley never holds her 
exhibitions in open air tents. No tarpaulin or 
sawdust, at Jarley's, remember ! What's that, 
'Enery, that you're saying ? People get dust in 
their eyes at any rate ? Now, 'Enery, that's be- 
cause you are too lazy to keep the figures free 
from dust, before they are needed. [To the au- 
dience.] Every expectation held out in the hand- 
bills is realized to the utmost. The whole forms 
an effect of imposing brilliancy. Remember the 
price is only sixpence, and that this is an oppor- 
tunity that may never come again ! Now, 
'Enery, call George to bring his oil can, and 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 135 

proceed at once to bring on the figures. We will 
show Madame Tussaud herself first. {The at- 
tendants hring on a small lady dressed in Quaker 
costume. If a small platform^ three feet square^ 
and on wheels, could he used, it wo%dd add to 
the effect hy having a hoy drag it with the figure 
to the front. Two attendants steady the figiore.'] 
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the originator of 
the wonderful 'istorical and classical wax works, 
first exhibited by her in Paris. She was driven 
from there early in her career, and settled her- 
self in my native city. She would like you to 
salute her in the fashion of her country, by kiss- 
ing her on each cheek. Oil 'er up, George. 
[Henry gives her head a jerh.'] Careful there, 
'Enery, I wouldn't like you to treat me that way 
after I'm a wax figure. [Madame Tussaud turns 
her head to right and left, curtsies and is wheeled 
off.] JSTow bring on Captain Webb, who made 
himself famous by swimming across the English 
Channel ! [Captain Webb is hrought on.] 
You see this w^onderful man in the attitude of 
swimming. [Captain swings his arms.] As 
he is in a perpendicular position he cannot use 
his feet, but you will notice that they want to 
go. He was drowned trying to swim the rapids 
of Niagara, but they were too rapid for him. 
Wheel him off, boys. But don't go too fast ! 

Bring on Dr. Ben Franklin. Here you have 
before you, ladies and gentlemen, the famous Dr. 



136 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

Franklin ! He illustrates in his own person 
" Many men of many minds." He was printer, 
postmaster, statesman, philosopher and editor of 
Poor Eichard's Almanac. You see him now in 
the attitude of applying to you some of his 
maxims. You will realize the very practical 
truth, as I name a few. " Marry in haste, repent 
at leisure." [Ben Franklin shakes his fore- 
finger slowly hachward and forioard, at each 
quotation.'] 

'' Make the best of a bad bargain." " Out of 
sight, out of mind." Nevertheless don't forget 
Mrs. Jarley when she's gone ! " They laugh 
best, who laugh last," which will be the case 
with the audience to-night. Wheel off Benjamin, 
boys. Bring on his Excellency, Li Hung Chang. 
This gentleman will show you how his country- 
men make a good living in this country of the 
United States. [Li Hung Chang raakes the mo- 
tion of washing.] If he could speak, he would 
probably say, " No monee, no washee." Take 
him off, boys. [Li is taken off, howing all the 
time.] Bring on 'Enery YIII ! [7'he King 
should he dressed as gorgeously as possible. 
Shoulder cape of rich material, crown of gold.] 
You see 'Enery YIII, in the act of showing that 
he rules by simply touching his crown ! Don't 
put any oil on him, George. He goes easily enough. 
\^The King^s hand goes iij) to his head in a qtdch, 
jerky manner?)^ As we could not accommodate 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 137 

all of his wives, we have brought but two, Lady 
Jane Grey and Anne Boleyn. \The King twrns 
his head.'] What's the matter ? He's wrong in 
the head, boys. Wheel him off. Screw his head 
tight again, George. I'm rather in a tremble, 
ladies and gentlemen, and fancy we will not pro- 
ceed with Madame Tussaud's wax work. But, 
we still have in Our collection Joan of Arc, Mr. 
Barnum, Tom Thumb, and many Kings, Princes 
and Princesses. We will have a few minutes in- 
termission, while I revive myself with a cup of 
tea and a bun, before bringing on my own 
famous collection. 

Curtain rises on Mrs. Jarley and a little girl, 
who has a feather duster in hand. Mrs. Jarley 
has in one hand a wand, and in the other a large 
fan, on which she might have her speeches and 
the order of figures jotted down. She gives the 
wand to the child saying, ISTow, my dear little 
girl, you are to use this wand to point out the 
figures as they come on, and the duster you may 
use to brush off any particles of dust you may 
see. [ To the audience.'] Ladies and gentlemen, 
I do not find myself so refreshed by my tea and 
bun as to be able to use my wand. I have en- 
gaged Little Kell, whose grandfather kept the 
Old Curiosity Shop in London, and who stole 
away in the middle of the night to escape from 
gamblers w^ho were enticing the old man to his 
ruin ; also, to get away from a certain Mr. Quilp 



138 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

of very bad repute. George and 'Enery, bring 
on the Maid of Honor to Queen Elizabeth, who 
died from pricking her finger, sewing on Sunday 
— observe the blood trickling from her finger. 
[Little Nell pomts to the figure mid repeats the 
words of Mks. Jarley each time.~] Take her off 
and bring on Blue Beard and his last w^ife. My 
dear public, here you see that most atrocious vil- 
lain who married and murdered six wives suc- 
cessively, one after the other. They were put 
into a dark room. You all remember the story, 
however. This wife has the key, by which she 
entered the room. [Blue Beard's w'ife shews 
the key lohich is suspended on her little finger. 
She is placed before Blue Beard, who has in his 
right hand a knife. Her hair., which should he 
fiowing^ is placed in his left hand hy the attend- 
ants.'] You see him, ladies and gentlemen, in the 
act of decapitating her. You can almost hear 
him say, " I'll chop off her head in a minute, ha ! 
ha ! " Her brothers appear and cut off his head. 
Take them off, boys, and bring on Joan of 
Arc. [To the attendant.'] What! What's that, 
George ? She's getting soft, you say, Well, 
she's Maid of Orleans, so she may run. Well, 
then, bring on the girl who died laughing, while 
reading an old joke in the paper. See her with 
her paper, how intent she is ! [The girl is 
hroivght on, her head is throian hack, and in her 
hand she holds a newspaper.] Wind up her 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 139 

laugh, 'Eneiy. [^She commences on an ordinary 
key^ and latf^ghs tintil way up the scale. Then 
Henry winds her up again^ and she starts once 
more in the same jerhy manner. 1 You see she 
ran down on her last laugh. Take her off, boys, 
and bring on Maud Muller and the Judge. You 
see here, ladies and gentlemen, the interview be- 
tween Maud Muller, who, barefooted, was mak- 
ing hay, and the Judge, who riding by asked of 
her a drink of water. You see the Judge taking 
off his hat to this rustic maiden, while she lifts 
her brimming tin cup to his lips. " Of all sad 
w^ords of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, it 
might have been," which means, ladies and gen- 
tlemen, it would have been sad to record that 
Maudie had no tin cup, and that there was no 
stream in which to dip it. Eemove Maud and 
the Judge, boys, and bring on the prima donna. 
This figure, ladies and gentlemen, has a vocal 
apparatus. Boys, see if the tube in her throat is 
in order, and wind her up. [This can he r,iade 
amusing hy the singer running up and down the 
scale, singing " The Last Rose of Summer " and 
having her voice hreah to necessitate another wind- 
ing.'] Wheel her off and bring on Grace Dar- 
ling. This brave young lady, my dear public, 
you all know was a lighthouse keeper's daugh- 
ter who, with her father, risked her life in a little 
boat, going out to a ship-wrecked vessel. You 
see her trying to peer through the storm to 



140 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

locate the ill-fated ship. [Grace Darling 
brings her' hand to shade her eyes, and hends her 
head forward?^ Take off Grace Darling, and 
bring on Mrs. Winslovv. [Mrs. Winslow has a 
cap on her head and white apron and herchief 
on. She holds m her right hand a hottle, and on 
her left arm she carries a large doll hahy. This 
arm is in motion all the time, while she brings 
up her right hand with the bottle near the bahy.'] 
Mrs. Winslovv is a benefactor to mankind, 
womankind, and babykind, by her wonderful 
soothing syrup. She brings household comfort 
and quiet, and now while we are all under the 
soothing influence of Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Jarley, 
'Enery and Little Nell bid you all good-night, 
and a long farewell. [All/otcr bow to the audi- 
ence, and the curtain drops.'] 



CHOPPED PROVERBS 

This interesting game is played in the same 
way as " Authors." A number of proverbs are 
selected. This number may vary, according to 
the number of players. For four people, six or 
eight proverbs make a good number. 1. " A 
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." 2. 
" Never too late to mend." 3. '' All is not gold 
that glitters." 4. " All's well that ends well." 
5. " A penny saved, is a penny gained." 6. 
" Make hay while the sun shines." 7. " People 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 141 

who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones." 
8. " Too many cooks spoil the broth." 

Each word of each proverb is written [or 
printed] on a separate piece of paper. All the 
words are shuffled, and then dealt to each player, 
starting to the neighbor at the left. When all 
the words are dealt, the players look at them, 
and see disjointed proverbs. For instance, in the 
first one, " A bird in the hand is worth two in 
the bush," one player may see among the words 
he holds '' bird," " in," " worth," and recognizing 
the proverb from these words, he proceeds to 
collect the missing ones to make his quotation 
complete. He straightway says, " I want ' hand ' 
from Mr. A," and if successful in securing it, he 
continues, " I want ' bush ' from Miss B," and so 
on, until he fails to get what he asks for. Then 
the person on the left takes up the quest of the 
same, or of any other proverb of which he may 
hold some words. When he fails, his neighbor be- 
gins, and so on, until it has gone around long 
enough to complete all the proverbs. The one 
who completes the greatest number of proverbs 
wins the game. 



ILLUSTRATING MOTHER GOOSE 
RHYMES 

When the guests are assembled, the hostess 
passes to each one a piece of paper on which is 
written a number and one of the Mother Goose 



1^2 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMP^NTS 

rhymes. Then they are given a card, about four 
inches square, and told that they must illustrate 
the rhyme that is on their paper. With dainty 
little pencils they sit down to do what is to some 
a Herculean task. They are given five or ten 
minutes to complete their vrorks of art. The 
sketches are then collected, and placed around 
the room, each one being numbered. The guests 
are then requested to guess what each picture 
represents, and to write his or her answer by the 
number to which the picture corresponds. A 
prize is given to the one guessing the highest 
number. 



HAND-CEAFT 

A sheet or screen is placed across the middle 
of the room, and all except one pass behind it. 
Then they arrange themselves so that only their 
hands (free from rings) are visible above the 
screen. 

The person on the other side is provided with 
a wand, with which he is expected to point out 
and identify each hand. 

Mistakes are punished by forfeits. 



BLIND POSTMA]^ 

In this game first appoint a postmaster-gen- 
eral and a postman. The postmaster-general 
goes round to each of the players, and writes 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 143 

down opposite their names the names of any 
town they choose to represent, each person, of 
course, representing one town. 

Every one except the postman is provided 
with a seat, the postman is blindfolded, and the 
game begins. 

The postmaster announces that the post goes 
from one town to another, as, from Philadelphia 
to New York, and the two players who represent 
these towns, have to change seats, the blind- 
folded postman meanwhile trying to catch them. 
If he succeeds, the one caught has to take his 
turn at being blindfolded. 



A^ AUCTION SALE OF PAINTINGS 

A little bag containing fifty beans or peas is 
given to each person as he enters the room. This 
is his money, each bean representing a dollar. 

Catalogues are also distributed containing the 
numbers and names of the pictures to be sold. 

This sale may be made very amusing by having 
a quick-witted auctioneer who extols the merits 
of the pictures in an exaggerated way. 

The articles are all carefully wrapped in paper 
and tied with ribbon, and are sold only by num- 
ber and name, so that no one knows for what he 
is bidding, until his purchase is made. 

The auctioneer should be watchful to see that 
each guest gets at least one purchase, so that all 



144 MOKEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

may enjoy the fun and excitement of opening the 
packages. 

Catalogue. 

1. Horse Fair — Hay and oats. 

2. The Tutor— A whistle. 

3. A Bunch of Dates — Calendar. 

4. A Souvenir of Greece — Vaseline box. 

5. The Fortune Teller — A daisy. 

6. Eank and File — Onion and nail file. 

7. The Lost Chord — Piece of string. 

8. The Old Man's Comfort— Pipe. 

9. Black Beauty — A black doll. 

10. The Tie that Binds— Necktie. 

11. Bridal Scene — Halter and bridle. 

12. The Beginning of Love — Letter L. 

13. A Celebrated Author of our National 
Song — Key. 

14. The Beau and Belle — Bell tied with a 
bow of ribbon. 

15. Kuins in China — Broken dishes. 

16. A Head — Postage stamp. 

17. The Spinner — A to}^ spider. 

18. A Perfect Foot (Trilby)— Foot rule. 

19. Pillars of Greece — Two candles. 

20. Flower of the Family — A tiny bag of 
flour. 

21. A Drive Through the Wood — A nail 
driven in a piece of wood. 

22. View of Castile — Soap. 



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23. Spring, Beautiful Spring — Sofa spring. 

24. Way-worn Travelers — Old shoes. 

25. The Lamplighter — A match. 

26. The Midnight Hour— The number 12. 

27. Old Dog Tray— Bologna. 

28. Maid of Orleans — Molasses candy. 

29. Before the Deluge— A Noah's Ark. 



TESTING THE SENSES 
Sight. 

Seat the guests around a large table and blind- 
fold them. Then throw, promiscuously, a num- 
ber of articles upon the table ; such as gloves, 
aprons, hats, collars, ribbons, handkerchiefs, 
knives, penholders, books, scissors and orna- 
ments. 

When this is done the coverings are lifted for 
one minute from the eyes so that the guests may 
hastily scan the collection that is before them. 
A cover is then thrown over the table, com- 
pletely hiding the articles. 

Provide each guest with paper and pencil and 
ask him to write a list of the articles he noticed 
during the momentary glimpse that was given 
him. 

Taste. 
In testing the taste it is well to have many 
familiar things and an uncommon one occa- 
sionally. 



146 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

Have allspice, cornmeal, horseradish, chocolate, 
alumn, mustard, raw oatmeal, catsup, salt, jelly, 
olives, and anything that is convenient and not 
too unpleasant to the taste. 

After the first article is passed in turn to each 
member of the company it should be put out of 
sight, and the covering should be removed from 
the eyes in order to allow the answer to be 
written. 

Proceed in this way until all the articles have 
been presented. 

Smell. 

The list of articles for the purpose of testing 
the sense of smell, may include cologne, vinegar, 
coal oil, salts, bay rum, camphor, cinnamon, ap- 
ples, allspice, paregoric, and phenol sodique. 

In this test proceed in the same manner as in 
that of taste. 

Touch. 

Pass quickly, in turn, from hand to hand, a 
variety of surprises — putting each article out of 
sight as it finishes the round of the company, and 
allowing the guests to remove the covering from 
their eyes that they may w^rite the name of the 
article presented to them. 

Have in the list, a stuffed glove, a piece of 
wool, some curled hair, raw cotton, a turnip, 
potato or radish, a piece of chamois, alumn, a 



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handful of gelatine, a piece of macaroni, a bit of 
carpet, leather and rubber. 

Hearing. 

For the test in hearing the guests need not be 
blindfolded but a screen may be placed between 
them and the hostess, and after each sound made 
back of the screen, the guests may write their 
solution which must be done in a specified time. 

The hostess will have a number of articles 
within reach, with which different sounds are 
made. 

She may ring a bell, or tinkle ice in a glass of 
water, strike a pan lightly with a stick, saw 
wood, beat a drum, play one or two notes on any 
musical instrument available, toot a horn, blow a 
mouth-organ, and click two glasses together. 

In this test, in order to avoid confusion of an- 
swers, it would be well to have each article num- 
bered, and before beginning it, the guests may 
be told to make corresponding numbers on their 
papers. 

Then they are to write their answers in their 
proper order, stating with what implement or 
article each sound was made. 

Prizes trifling but appropriate, may be given 
for each test, to the one whose list is longest, thus 
showing the keenest sense. 



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A WASHINGTON PAETY 

This party makes an amusing entertainment 
for the 22d of February — Washington's Birth- 
day. 

Have the room prettily decorated with flags. 
A large but inexpensive picture of General 
Washington should occupy a prominent position. 

Each person is furnished with a small paper 
hatchet in which is an upholsterer's pin. 

The holders of these hatchets are to be blind- 
folded one at a time and then are to endeavor to 
pin their hatchet upon the nose of General Wash- 
ington in the picture. 

This causes a great deal of merriment as most 
of the pinnings fall very far short of the mark. 

Give a hatchet, candy cherries or some other 
Washington souvenir to the one whose aim is the 
best, and a stick of candy to the one whose 
hatchet is farthest from the mark. 

Before refreshments are served each lady is 
given a card containing a number and a conun- 
drum, and each gentleman receives a card con- 
taining a number and an answer to a conundrum. 

Partners are then chosen by matching the 
cards, and the questions and answers may be 
read aloud at the table for the amusement of the 
company. 

Conundrums similar to the following may be 
given : 



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No. 1. What holds all the snuff in the \vorld ? 

]S"o. 2. What makes a man bald-headed ? 

No. 3. Why is it impossible for a bare-headed 

boy to cut down a cherry-tree ? 
No. 4. In what age do we find the happiest 

men? 
No. 5. To what island should the women be 

banished ? 
No. 6. What is the name of the most popular 

ship in the world ? 
No. 7. Where is a good place for a hungry 

man ? 
No. 8. What would you do if you wanted your 

breakfast and your wife wouldn't cook 

it for you ? 
No. 9. Where should a person go to find happi- 
ness ? 
No. 10. What would you do if you were caught 
with a stolen watch ? 

Answers to Conundrums. 

No. 1. No one knows (nose). 

No. 2. Want of hair. 

No. 3. Because he hasn't a hat yet (hatchet). 

No. 4. Marriage. 

No. 5. Isle of Man. 

No. 6. Courtship. 

No. 7. Sandwich Islands. 

No. 8. Use " Force." 

No. 9. To the dictionary. 

No. 10. Give it up. 



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A HIT OR MISS SOCIAL 

This social is an amusing one for an '' At 
Home " evening, and is carried out as follows : 
Two boxes are prepared in which are placed 
oddly shaped pieces of card-board. Stars, cir- 
cles, ovals, squares, and so on — one of each shape 
must be in each box. On one side of each card 
is written the name of an object, which might 
be a bird, beast or flower. On this side is also 
written a question concerning the object. The 
reverse side contains a remark about it. The 
ladies draw from one box, and the gentlemen 
from another. The gentleman then searches for 
a lady who has a duplicate card to liis own, 
when he asks the question, on his card. She 
replies by reading the remark on her card. She 
then asks the question on her card, and he replies 
by the remark on his — for instance, he may have 
"Lion " on his object card. The question might 
be, " Do you think he is brave ? " Her card 
which might have the name of a bird, could read 
on her remark side, " I love to be awakened in 
the earl}^ morning by its sw^eet music." Her 
question might be, " AVhat do you think is good 
food for my object ? " His remark could read, 
" They are wild creatures, and require a great 
deal of- animal food." The questions, of course, 
may be more hit or miss. After the questions 
and answers have been exhausted, two or more 



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packages of slips of paper will be found in each 
box, each package containing a theme for con- 
versation, and a number on each slip of paper. 
This will form a group to discuss the subject for 
a limited time. ]S^ext, a hit or miss character 
game can be played. A large sheet of card- 
board can be pinned against the wall, and plenti- 
fully besprinkled with bright colored leaves. 
Each person is blindfolded and extending a 
finger places it upon one of the leaves. The leaf 
when turned back reveals a character written 
under it. As the guests come to say " Good- 
night," the last " hit " may appear — souvenirs 
piled high in a basket on the hall table. Paper 
once more, this time tinted, fringed, slashed, and 
curiously pinched, and finally rolled into cylinders 
and tied with baby ribbon. On the white inside 
of the paper were written mottoes and good 
wishes. 



AUTOGRAPH QUILT 

The embroidering of an autograph quilt is an 
easy and quiet way for raising funds for a 
church or social organization. Pieces of muslin 
about six inches square are stamped in the centre 
with amusing little figures ; these are outlined 
in turkey red cotton. The corners, marked in 
lead pencil with autographs, are also outlined 
in turkey red cotton. A charge of ten cent§ 



152 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

may be asked for each autograph. Each mem- 
ber is expected to take one of these squares, and 
solicit autographs from her circle of friends. 
She outlines these, and also the figure in the 
centre. When completed she returns the square 
to the head of the organization, with her cash. 
When all the squares are returned, they are 
joined together with strips of turkey red muslin ; 
and the quilt is lined with the same. 

The quilt, when completed presents a very 
unique appearance. It could be given to a 
hospital, or sold to the highest bidder. Another 
interesting way to make the quilt is to outline in 
red cotton, a short quotation ; such as, " A 
stitch in time saves nine " or " Necessity is the 
mother of invention." The quilt might be kept in 
the society, and loaned to its members for a 
limited time. At a specified period, a " Proverb " 
evening could be celebrated. The member who 
can repeat the greatest number of the proverbs 
on the quilt is awarded the prize. 



STATE AND CITY BEE 

This may be conducted on the same plan as a 
spelling-bee. The contestants are arranged in 
line, every one missing questions three times 
must leave the line. The emblems may be given 
out and the states or cities to which they belong 
supplied by the players. Or, the states and 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 153 

cities may be named and the emblems supplied 
by those taking part. Another way to play the 
game would be to have two sides, with a captain 
on each side, challenging the other side. A con- 
testant missing a question would have to be 
captured by the enemy. This could be continued 
until one side had called all the players, or, until 
both sides decided to give up the game. When 
the numbers on each side are counted, a prize 
could be awarded. A school book on geography 
would be a suitable prize. The following are 
the emblems of cities and states. 



STATES 

Main — Pine Tree State. 
E'ew York — Empire State. 
Vermont — Green Mountain State. 
Pennsylvania — Keystone State. 
Ohio — Buckeye State. 
Michigan — Wolverine State. 
Delaware — Blue Hen's Chicken. 
Florida — Peninsula State. 
New Jersey — Garden State. 
Mississippi — Bayou State, 
California — Golden State. 
Minnesota — North Star State. 
Virginia — Old Dominion. 
Massachusetts — Bay State. 
Rhode Island — Little Rhody. 



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Xew Hampshire — Granite State. 
Connecticut — Land of Steady Habits. 
North Carolina — Old North State. 
South Carolina — Palmetto State. 
Kentucky — Corn Cracker State. 
Indiana — Hoosier State, 
Wisconsin — Badger State. 
Texas — Lone Star State. 
Tennessee — Volunteer State. 
Arkansas — Bear State. 
Colorado — Centennial State. 
Kansas — Sunflower State. 
West Virginia — Panhandle State. 



CITIES 



Baltimore — Monumental City. 
Boston — Hub of the Universe. 
Brooklyn — City of Churches. 
Chicago — Garden City. 
Cincinnati — Queen City. 
Detroit — City of the Straits. 
Indianapolis — Pailroad City. 
Lowell — City of Spindles. 
Nashville — City of Rocks. 
New Haven — City of Elms. 
New Orleans — Crescent City. 
New York — Empire City. 
Philadelphia — Quaker City. 
Pittsburg — Smoky City. 



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Portland (Me.)— Forest City. 

Eochester — Flour City. 

St. Louis — Mound City. 

Washington — City of magnificent distances. 



AK mDI AN ENCAMPMENT 

Something new as a money-making project 
may be found in the entertainment called 
" The Indian encampment." It is designed to 
take the place of a Fair or Bazaar, and it may 
be made quite realistic by giving special atten- 
tion to the little matters of detail in the general 
arrangement and decorations. 

The room or hall in which the Indian encamp- 
ment is given should be devoid of furniture ex- 
cept here and there a few benches and chairs. 

Booths should be placed in different parts of 
the room. 

These may be made to resemble tents by 
draping two pieces of white or gay-colored 
muslin in front of the booth from the top to the 
floor — drawing them back from the centre and 
fastening them down to make an opening for 
entrance. 

Upon the booths, and around the room may be 
placed buffalo-robes, elk or deer horns, feather 
dusters, bows and arrows, pipes, Indian clubs, 
and other articles associated with Indian life. 



156 MONEY MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

Make a tripod of three sticks and suspend a 
kettle from the centre of it. 

Underneath it place a red lantern with a 
lighted candle in it, and pile sticks or brushwood 
around it. 

In the booths expose for sale, fancy baskets, 
strings of bright-colored beads, little boxes of 
loose beads such as children love to string, all 
kinds of beaded articles, as purses, bags, pin- 
cushions, and belts ; feather dusters, artificial 
birds, mats, rugs, anything and everything that 
suggests Indian labor and Indian life. 

The Indian tribe must be composed of men, 
women and children, and two or three must be 
assigned to each booth. 

The Indians may be grouped picturesquely in 
front of the booths and in different parts of the 
room. 

Some of the men may be making bows and 
arrows, others may be bunching feathers, the 
women may be sewing braided straw (old straw 
hats will do for this) or beading strips of cloth. 

Two or three little children may be employed 
in stringing beads, while others may carry 
around baskets or trays containing little trinkets 
for sale. 

There should be two or three refreshment 
booths, where sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice- 
cream may be obtained. During the evening the 
Indian children might sing the amusing song 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 157 

" Tea Little Indians," and a number of pleasing 
tableaux could be given — as, the capture of 
John Smith and the saving of his life by 
Pocahontas. 

Hiawatha as a child asking questions of old 
j^okomis. Hiawatha as a youth training with 
his bow and arrow. 

Hiawatha in his manhood with his bride, 
Minnehaha. Penn's Treaty with the Indians. 

Numerous picturesque tableaux may be made 
by simple but artistic groupings. 

Costumes. — The costumes may be made of 
leather-colored canton flannel. The girls' dresses 
should be cut in one piece, princess style, rather 
low^ at throat, short or loose flowing sleeves. 

The bottom of the skirt should be slashed 
about every half-inch to look like fringe. A 
row of fringe should ornament the skirt about 
half way up. 

A fringed girdle is worn around the w^aist. 
Beads are strung around the neck, and bands of 
bright material or beads around the upper part 
of the arm and wrist. The hair should be flow- 
ing down the back and a band trimmed with 
feathers in front, encircles the head. 

If the color of the arms and neck of the Indian 
is desired, it can be simulated by wearing a tight 
jersey under the dress, with gloves and stockings 
all of a leather color. The face may be colored 
with crayon. 



158 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

The man's dress consists of a leather-colored 
jersey, or short coat, a fringed girdle, long 
leggins, a spotted blanket secured at the 
shoulders and hanging down the back. A band 
trimmed with feathers, ornaments the head, and 
a long string of feathers may be worn hanging 
down the back. Bow and arrows are carried. 



FAEMING EXPEEIENCES 

Prepare half as many cards as there are guests, 
and write across the full length of each card the 
name of an agricultural implement, or some term 
connected with farming, — as hay-rake, pitchfork, 
hoe, furrow, milking cows, spade, scythe, feeding 
pigs, sickle, mower, harrow, reaper, binder, seeder, 
sowing grain, threshing. 

Each card should be numbered at the top, and 
have a question concerning the implement or 
work named on it. 

Also, the same number and another question 
bearing on the object named should be writ- 
ten on the back of the lower half. 

Questions like the following would answer : — 

No. 1. What is the proper use of a harrow ? 
Can you tell a harrowing tale ? 

]^o. 2. For what is a hoe used ? Can you 
give a good receipt for a hoe cake ? 

Ko. 3. How would you use a pitchfork ? Did 



MONEY-MAKINa ENTERTAINMENTS 159 

you ever see it rain pitchforks, and, if so, what 
did it look like ? 

^o. 4. In what season of the year do farmers 
sow grain ? Can you describe the needle used 
in sowing grain ? 

'No. 5. What is the real mission of a spade ? 
Describe the appearance of a spade. 

The cards should then be cut in half. When 
the guests arrive, a half is given to each young 
woman and the corresponding half to a young 
man who proceeds to match it, retaining as his 
partner the young woman whose card completes 
his own. 

When all have found their partners, the hostess 
calls out " Number One,'' and the young woman 
who holds this number is escorted to a seat in the 
middle of the floor, her partner putting to her the 
question upon his half of the card. When she 
has answered it (orally) she demands of him an 
answer to the question on her card. 

These must be answered in the hearing of the 
others, and for each failure to do this a forfeit 
must be paid. When all have participated it is 
put to vote to decide who gave the. brightest 
answers, the winning lady and gentleman being 
granted a suitable souvenir. 



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BOSTON PKOYERBS 

Some one either recites or reads the Boston 
Proverbs, to be interpreted by the other guests. 

1. Desiccated herbage submit to perturbation, 

The while the radiant orb of day affords illumination. 

2. A futile superfluity of culinary aid, 

Destroys nutritious liquids from osseous tissues made. 

3. Your immediate environment submit to circumspection. 
Ere you traverse some feet of space by muscular pro- 
jection. 

4. Inhabitants of domiciles of vitreous formation. 

With lapidary fragments should ne'er perform jactation. 

5. Who counts ere fractured are the shells his bipeds galli- 

naceous, 
Is apt to find his calculations utterly fallacious. 

The well-known proverbs are : — 

1. Make hay vv^hile the sun shines. 

2. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 

3. Look before you leap. 

4. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. 

5. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. 



AN ANAGRAM CONTEST. 

Envelopes, containing letters, and marked in 
numerical order, according to the number of 
guests, are given out. They are also given paper 
and pencil. The company are seated in regular 
order, beginning with Number 1. The guests are 
told that the envelopes contain letters spelling a 
well-known fruit or vegetable. They are given 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 161 

two minutes to look at the letters, and make out 
the words they spell. They then mark the num- 
ber of the envelope with the word beside it on 
their papers. A bell is rung, and the envelopes 
with the enclosed letters are passed on, up the 
line. When the envelopes have all been around, 
each player signs his or her name on the slip of 
paper, and they are collected. The hostess, or 
some one appointed by her, looks the papers 
over, and announces the name of the successful 
contestant. 



CHAEADE IN PANTOMIME 
Bargain Table. 

Acting charades are always entertaining and 
they may form a part of almost any program of 
a public entertainment. 

This charade may be given between the first 
and second part of a program, and it may be 
made very laughable by the actors carrying out 
their parts with animation and spirit. 

Act I. — Bar. 
Let the bar be represented by a long piece of 
wood, raised a little distance above the floor, 
with each end resting on a stool. Have a num- 
ber of children or young people enter, who by 
their actions and gestures show that they are 
going to have a jumping contest. After some 



162 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

jostling and pushing and shaking of heads, the 
contest begins and each one in turn, runs and 
makes a leap over the bar. The last one to go 
may (as though accidentally) upset the bar, end- 
ing Act I. 

Act II. — Gain. 

Two boys enter at different doors, if possible, 
one carrying newspapers under his arm, the other 
bearing boot-blacking utensils. They meet in 
centre of the room, and stop, saluting each other 
with " Hello ! " or something of the kind. The 
paper boy says, " What luck ? " The boot-black 
replies, *' Good." 

They jingle coins in their pocket, take out a 
handful of pennies, count them, look pleased, put 
them into their pockets again, and pass out, call- 
ing their respective trades, " Evening Papers," 
" Boots blacked, sir," as they go. 

Act hi. — Table. 

A young girl, representing a servant with 
sleeves rolled up and a long gingham apron, 
draws a table out into the middle of the floor, 
and proceeds to set it. 

After arranging the cloth, she places upon it 
plates, cups and saucers, knives and forks, etc., 
gives it some little finishing touches, looks at it 
with a satisfied air and passes out. 



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Act ly. — Bargain Table. 

This act should be made as humorous as pos- 
sible. Have a table upon which may be piled 
articles of clothing, shirt-waists, dressing sacks, 
skirts, etc. 

A number of ladies enter wearing hats and 
wraps, and proceed at once to the bargain-table, 
where they nearly push each other over in their 
haste to " grab " the bargains that are before 
them. They pick up one article after another, 
put it down again, snatch from each other's 
hands, examine the goods, and finally turn 
around and face the audience, standing Avith 
their bargains piled upon their arms. 



A FAD AFFAIE 

Much amusement can be had by inviting your 
friends to a Fad Social. Each guest is requested 
to represent some favorite fad or hobb}^ One 
who is fond of collecting stamps could display 
them on some part of his garment, and even 
pasting them on his face and hands. The conun- 
drum fiend will place placards, containing conun- 
drums on every available portion of the clothing. 
The patchwork devotee, could have a cape of 
many colors. 

The naturalist could pin specimens of beetles, 
butterflies, etc., about him. One whose hobby is 



164 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

walking could have advertisements of shoes. 
The athletic guest might have dumb-bells, Indian 
clubs. In fact there is no fad that may not be 
attractively represented if zeal and ingenuity 
combine. The monogram and autograph fiend 
could be aptly represented. The guests will be 
expected to be very enthusiastic in defense of 
their hobbies. 



SILENT SUPPER 

The lights in the room may be lowered to pro- 
duce a weird effect. The guests are seated at a 
table large enough to accommodate comfortably 
the number present. The person in charge passes 
to the neighbor on the right a number of articles 
under the table, and this person passes it on to 
the next neighbor, who does likewise until the 
article has reached the starting point. A very 
creepy and uncanny feeling is experienced in the 
touch of some of the articles, so much so that some 
cannot be induced to pass it on. Some articles 
suggested for this supper are the following : 
A small head of cabbage cut in half. A round 
pin cushion with the heads of pins innumerable, 
which feels like a porcupine. A glove filled with 
damp sand. A piece of ice. A potato, in which 
tooth picks have been placed. A sponge. A wash 
rag of turkish toweling. A military hat brush. 
A small piece of sealskin, which feels like a 
mouse. A bunch of raw cotton. A wiry veil. 



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A piece of crumpled newspaper. An overshoe. 
A carrot. A small bunch of spinach. 



THE TRAVELERS' ALPHABET 
In this game the company are seated in order 
around the room. The first guest says, " I am 
going on a journey to Albany," or any other 
place beginning with A. The person seated next 
inquires, " What will you do there ? " In giving 
the answer all verbs and nouns used must begin 
with the same letter as the town chosen. Some- 
thing after this style, " I shall Auction off vari- 
ous Articles." 

The next player takes B as his letter, and so 
on through the alphabet. The question must be 
answered promptly or a forfeit paid. 



RAINBOAV MOTION SONG 

{Tune — Yankee Doodle.) 

Seven little girls of about ten years of age 
represent the rainbow. The dress for each child 
requires one roll of crepe paper [tissue]. About 
two yards of the paper is used for the skirt, the 
w^idth being the length of the skirt. Tie tightly 
around the waist about three inches from the 
edofe. Stretch the ed^e to form ruffle around the 
waist. Also stretch the bottom of the skirt to 
form fulness. A bonnet is made by fitting the 
paper loosely around the head ; tie it tightly at 



166 MONEY-MAKII^G ENTERTAINMENTS 

the back about six inches from the edge, stretch 
this edge to form a flaring crown, secure the 
bonnet to the head by hairpins. 

The little girls come on the stage in a line to 
the back, then march to the front, and form a 
semicircle, when they begin the song. 

The order in which the colors stand, is red, 
green, orange, yellow, violet, blue, indigo. 

Rainbow Motion Song. 

See our colors how they play, 

Rain with sunshine vying, 

[Stretch skirts at side. ] 
Clouds are hurrying fast away, 

Wind and storm are dying. 
Rainbow colors, hand in hand, 

[Clasj) hands, raise them arms^ length.] 
With each other blending, 
Flashing brightly in the sky, 
At the storm just ending. 

Chorus: — See our colors how they play, 
Rain with sunshine vying, 
Clouds are hurrying fast away. 
Wind and storm are dying. 

All these colors you may see, 

[Clasp hands over heads, eyes raised.^ 
Gazing up to heaven, 
Count their numbers you will find, 

They just number seven. 
Red and orange bow to you, 

[Each color when mentioned, steps for- 
ward and bows. ] 
Next comes green and yellow. 
Indigo and violet. 
Blue, so soft and mellow. — Chorus: 

[Clasp hands and step backward until the 
end of chorus, when all bow together.^ 



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BOOK EEYIEWmO 

Strips of paper are prepared and pencils sup- 
plied. Each player writes near the top of his 
strip, the name of a book, folds it securely from 
sight and hands it to his right-hand neighbor. 
Then each writes the name of an author, and 
folds and passes the paper as before. 

Finally, write at some length a supposed criti- 
cism, and after a final passing, the papers are 
opened and read. 

The result is often most laughable. Here is a 
reproduction of some papers taken up at a recent 
game. 

1st. Pilgrims' Progress — Hall Caine. A spark- 
ling and witty reproduction of life as seen in 
diplomatic circles in Washington. The personali- 
ties are but slightly veiled, and one familiar with 
our American society will not fail to recognize 
many of the most prominent of the portraits. 

It is hardly reading for the " young people," 
and careful librarians will hesitate about choos- 
ing a book of such low moral tone for their 
shelves. 

2d. The Scarlet Letter — Rudyard Kipling. A 
masculine pen name cannot save this latest work 
of a popular author from the suspicion of being 
written by the most feminine of writers. Weak 
women, weaker men, stalk through its pages, and 
the whole is a mush of the commonplace and a 



168 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

perfect ignorance of life, expressed in bad Eng- 
lish and hopeless grammar. 



A BIED CONTEST 

Give to each guest a copy of the Bird Game 
and a pencil. Have empty spaces to the right of 
each number on the copy. Explain that the 
numbers represent the names of common birds, 
and that they are to fill the blank spaces op- 
posite each number with the name of the bird it 
signifies. 

To make the contest more interesting a prize 
may be offered for the most perfect list. Candy 
eggs, a bird's nest or a stuffed bird would be 
suitable. 

The first number on the copy may have the 
answer appended, as an example of what is 
required. 

1. To steal, and a preposition. 

2. The time of darkness, a preposition and a 
strong breeze. 

3. An instrument of punishment, impover- 
ished, and determination. 

4. A frolic. 

5. A tailor's iron. 

6. Part of a ship and a line of objects. 

7. A tin vessel, a vowel, and a grain. 

8. A girl's nickname and pastry. 

9. To peruse and a means of entrance. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 169 

10. To boast. 

11. To ridicule and a measure of length. 

12. A grove of trees, a measure and to sin. 

13. Equal, and to decay. 

14. A number and a vessel for holding liquids. 

15. A Turkish cap, and a small insect. 

16. To sell by outcry. 

17. A portion and a long row. 

18. A nickname for mother and the noise a 
crow makes. 

19. To spoil, and a metal. 

20. The ocean and to deceive. 

21. The first syllable of one of our martyred 
presidents, and a snare. 

Key. 

1. Eobin. 

2. Nightingale. 

3. Whip-poor-will. 

4. Lark. 

5. Goose. 

6. Sparrow. 

7. Canary. 

8. Magpie. 

9. Condor. 

10. Crow. 

11. Chaffinch. 

12. Woodpecker. 

13. Parrot. 

14. Toucan. 



170 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

15. Pheasant. 

10. Hawk. 

1 7. Partridge. 

18. Macaw. 

19. Martin. 

20. Sea-gull. 

21. Linnet. 



A "C" SUPPEK 

In addition to the pleasure and amusement de- 
rived from the " C " supper it is also a very good 
wa}^ of raising a little money for a church or 
society. 

The provisions are generally prepared and 
donated by friends of the members and a suita- 
ble charge is made for each article. 

The letter " C " must be made a very promi- 
nent feature in the announcement of the " C " 
supper as well as in the menu thereof. 

The following form gives the idea of the man- 
ner in which the announcement or advertisement 
may be made. 

Cereal Compound with 

Churned Cream [bread and butter] — 5 cents. 

Country Cousins' Comforts — 2 cents. 

[Doughnuts] 

Cream Curd [Cheese] — 2 cents. 



l\IO]N^EY-MAKING ENTERTAINMET^TS lYl 

Condiments [Seasonings] — 2 cents. 

Cold, Clear Crystal — 2 cents. 

[Water] 

Cook's Carious Compound — 5 cents. 

[Cake] 

Consolidated Cream — 5 cents. 

[Ice-cream] 

Carefully Compounded Comfits — 5 cents. 

[Confectionery] 

The words in parenthesis are not to appear 
on the menu card — they are simply given as a 
key to the articles named. 

The " Cautious Catering Company " will Cater 
to this Community in the Conservatory of the 
Hall, on Thursday evening, March 25, for a Cer- 
tain Consideration for each Commodity Consumed. 

Children as well as adults are Cordially invited 
to Convene on said occasion. 

By order of, 
Committee in Charge. 

Menu 
C 

Cautious Catering Company 

Cafe. 

Cold, Carved Creature — 5 cents. 

[Beef, Lamb or Pork] 
Chopped Commontaters — 3 cents. 

[Potato Salad] 
Cordial Cheer [Coffee] — 5 cents. 



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A QUAKEK *'T"(TEA) 

As a supper is one of the most successful ways 
of raising money for church affairs and charitable 
organizations, a little departure from the ordinary 
way of getting it up is sure to be looked upon 
with much favor. 

For the " Tea " here described, the tables are laid 
in the plainest and neatest manner possible. The 
menu cards may be cut in the shape of the letter 
T, and every article of food named on them must 
begin with that letter : — Thus — Tea, tea-biscuit, 
tongue, turkey (cold), tomatoes, Tom Thumb, 
tripe, tarts, treacle. 

The young girls who serve the supper should 
be dressed in Quaker costume — gray or dove-col- 
ored dresses (cheese-cloth, muslin or cashmere) 
made with the greatest simplicit}^ with white 
kerchiefs folded across their breasts, and white 
caps. 

They should use the plain language, " thou " 
and " thee," and look very demure and modest. 

To carry out the Quaker idea still farther, and 
at the same time to add money to the fund, ar- 
range a little Quaker-colored booth in one corner 
of the hall, where packages of Friends' Oats, 
pictures of William Penn, Quaker City candy, 
and numerous little novelties are displayed for 
sale. 



MOiq^EY-MAKING ET^TERTAINMENTS 173 

This department, of course, should be in charge 
of two or three little Quaker maidens. 

The song of " Kachel and Eeuben " might be 
given with effect by three or four couples singing 
it together during the evening. 

The men's costumes should be brown knee- 
breeches, swallow-tail coat and broad-brimmed 
hat. 

Any other letter than " T " may be used as the 
initial letter of articles served at a supper. 

C gives a choice of a variety of things, as cof- 
fee, cocoa, cold chicken, chicken croquettes, cran- 
berries, celery, corn cake, cheese, cakes and 
cream. 

B. Bread and butter, buns, biscuits, baked 
beans, beef, bologna, berries, and beverages (cof- 
fee, tea and milk). 

M. Muffins, meat, mush and milk, mushrooms, 
mustard, marmalade, macaroons. 

S. Sandwiches, succotash, salads, smelts, sar- 
dines, sauer-kraut, strawberries, sugar plums and 
shaddocks. 



MUSICAL PAETY 
At a musical club, Mozart's birthday was cele- 
brated by a talk on his life, and composition, and 
a number of his selections. This was followed 
by the hostess giving out a card on which were 
the following questions. They are to be an- 
swered by musical terms. 



174 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

1. The feet of a quadruped — Four quarters. 

2. A place of residence — Fiat. 

3. A reflection of character — Slur. 

4. A pedestal of a statue — Bass. 

5. An unaffected person — Natural. 

6. Used in driving — Lines. 

Y. What makes a check valid ? — Signature. 

8. What is all about us ? — Air. 

9. Seen on the ocean^ — Sw^ells. 

10. What betrays nationality ? — Accent. 

11. An association of lawyers — Bar. 

12. Used in climbing — Staff. 

13. Part of a sentence — Phrase. 

14. Belonging to a fish — Scales. 

15. Used in wheeling — Pedals. 

16. What kind of note has the name of a girl ? 
— Grace. 

17. Used in flavoring soup — Time. 

18. Mode of schoolgirl communication not 
approved of by teachers — Notes. 

19. What would you do if a dog chased you ? 
— Eun. 

20. Used in a store — Counters. 

21. Not blunt— Sharp. 

22. Used to make a bundle secure — Chord 
(cord). 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 1Y5 

CHARADE m PANTOMIME 

{Three Acts in One Scene.) 

Chocolate. 

This little charade may be used very appro- 
priately in a public entertainment where children 
are the principal performers. 

Act I. — Choc (chalk). 

Several children with bags and books on their 
way to school. An older person, representing 
the teacher, rings a bell, and the children all 
scamper to their seats. 

The teacher passes a box of chalk around and 
each child takes a piece and walks to an imagi- 
nary blackboard (or a real one if available) and 
goes through the act of ciphering. 

While thus employed, a late-comer (boy or 
girl) with books under his arm, appears at the 
door, and the children act the second and third 
syllables of the charade, by pointing their fingers 
at the culprit, puckering up their mouths into a 
prolonged " O," and uttering the word late in a 
loud Avhisper. 

The boy raises his finger, as though urging 
silence, and acts the whole word of the charade, 
by stealthily holding up to their sight, a cake of 
sweet chocolate. 

He then walks softly on tiptoe toward them, 



176 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

SO as not to attract the attention of the teacher, 
who is absorbed in a book, breaks his chocolate 
into pieces, shares it with his school-mates, then 
all pass quietly out of the room, eating the candy 
as they go. 



INITIALS 

Write ten or twelve questions upon cards and 
distribute them among the guests. 

Have pencils attached. The questions are to 
be answered by using the two initials of the 
name of the person who holds the card. 

As an example suppose the name to be Eliza- 
beth Hart. 

1. What is your name ? — Elizabeth Hart. 

2. Where do you live ? — East Haarlem. 

3. If not yourself, who would you rather be ? 
— Edward Hale. 

4. Your opinion on the tariff ? — Exasper- 
atingly high. 

5. What is your latest fad ? — Eating halibut. 

6. Describe your character? — Exceedingly 
humble. 

T. What is your favorite flower ? — Early 
hyacinth. 

8. Your favorite book ? — Eben Holden. 

9. The height of your ambition ? — Elevating 
heathen. 

10. Your chief accomplishment ? — Entertain- 
ing hospitably. 



MONEY-MAKIN(> ENTERTAIT^MEKTS 177 

11. Your favorite occupation ? — Eagle hunt- 
er 
A prize should be given for the best answers. 



AN ALPHABETIC GAME 

Each player has assigned to him a letter of the 
alphabet which he is asked to bear in mind. 
Then the mistress of ceremonies passes around a 
small box in which are slips of paper, each slip 
having written upon it a common noun. 

As soon as the player receives one of these 
slips he is obliged to name a proper noun of the 
class given on the slip and beginning with the 
letter of the alphabet allotted to him. 

For instance, if one slip had hero upon it and 
the player whose letter was " g " holds that slip, 
he might say '*' Gustavus Adolphus." Or, if the 
person whose letter was " h " drew " castle," he 
would be apt to mention " Holyrood." 

A player whose letter is " e " might draw a 
slip containing the word ruler, and at once he 
names Edward. 

This game may be continued until all but one 
have failed — the victor receiving a little souvenir 
of the occasion. 



178 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 



THE BERRY SOCIAL 

This game would be appropriate to have in 
any berry season, where the leaves and berries 
could be used as decorations. In the winter 
months holly may be used for this purpose. 
Make necklaces for the girls of cranberries, and 
tie each one with a different color, or shade of 
baby ribbon. Make watch chains for the men 
also of cranberries and tie with ribbon, so that 
the varied colors correspond with the colors of 
the girl's necklaces ; the lady and gentleman 
who have the same colors are partners for re- 
freshments. Each guest is given a card on which 
are the following questions on berries. The one 
who has the most correct answers receives a 
prize. 

1. What berry is red when it's green? — 
Blackberry. 

2. What berry is used for lady's dresses? — 
Mulberry. 

3. What berry does Mark Twain write about? 
— Pluckleberry. 

4. What berry is found on the grass ? — Dew- 
berry. 

5. What berr}^ is a dunce ? — Gooseberry. 

6. What is the irritating berry ? — Raspberry. 

7. The berry that is used for horse's beds — 
Stra\v berry. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 179 

8. The berry that comes to celebrate a great 
festival — Holly berr}^ 

9. The berry that should be respected for its 
age — Elderberry. 

10. The berry that accompanies " The King 
of fowls'- — The cranberry. 

11. The berry that is exhilarating, but not 
intoxicating — Teaberry. 

12. The berry that is melancholy — Blue- 
berry. 

13. The berry that would suggest Jack 
Frost — Winterberry. 

14. A bird (pigeon). 

15. A month (June). 

16. Used in sewing (thimble). 

17. An animal that howls (dog). 

18. An indentation on the coast (bay). 

19. A fish (shadberry). 

20. Something used in a game (checker- 
berry). 

21. Used in cleaning (soapberry). 

22. Seen in winter (snowberry). 



A SHORT STOEY— LONG 

The Mother Goose Rhymes elaborated would 
make good recitations for a public entertainment 
which is shown by some of the specimens given, 
or they can be used in an impromptu manner 
for a " Home Party," by giving each one of the 



180 MONEY-MAKlNa ENTEKTAINMENTS 

company a pencil, and piece of paper on which 
is written one of the Mother Goose Rhymes. 
The guests are told that instead of making a long 
story — short — they are to make a short story- 
long. The}^ can all have the same jingle, or 
each one can be given a different rhyme. After 
the compositions are completed, they can be read 
aloud and voted upon, the best one receiving a 
prize, which might be a copy of Mother Goose 
Ehymes, illustrated. 

( The folloiving is one of the elaborate stories. ) 

Little Miss Muffet 

^'Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffefe, 

Eating her curds and whey ; 
There came a little spider, 

And sat down beside her, 
And frightened Miss Muffet away." 

As the title of the story suggests. Miss Muffet 
was of diminutive stature. This is a very im- 
portant factor in the case for certainly if she had 
been of gigantic proportions, she never would 
have chosen a tuffet to sit upon, although we 
must confess our ignorance as to what a tuffet 
really is. Our dictionaries do not give us any 
synonyms, so we must necessarily draw upon our 
imagination for our fact concerning the object 
upon which she sat, the result of which is that 
she certainly must have sat upon a little hillock. 
She did not ensconce herself upon the eleva- 



MONEY-MAKII^G ENTERTAINMENTS 181 

tion, merely to view the landscape o'er, for the 
account stands " that she sat upon a tuifet, eat- 
ing her curds and whey." We are not told what 
sort of a receptacle contained the curds and 
whey — so again, our imagination comes into 
play, and we decide that it may have been a 
concave vessel, of delicate blue porcelain. Be 
that as it may, the picture of Miss Muffet, sitting 
on a tuffet is a pleasing one, such as an artist 
might place upon his canvas, to be viewed by an 
appreciative public. This illustration of peace- 
ful, happy childhood, contentedly disposing of 
the contents of the aforesaid receptacle, might 
have been all that we could learn of Miss Muffet, 
if the context had been left unrecorded — but, 
alas ! Miss Muffet did not remain alone and un- 
molested, for we are distinctly informed that a 
spider — a spider ! my friends, spied her ! — If you 
have ever noticed, it's a way spiders have ! 
Spiders are spies ! Did you ever see a spider 
spy a fly ? Then what becomes of the fly ? but 
— we digress. If we followed the machinations 
of the spider with the fly, we should lose sight 
of Miss Muffet and her spider. Thus far we 
have discovered that a certain Miss Muffet sat 
on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey, when 
there came a little spider — you see he not only 
spied her — but he followed the leading of his 
eyes, and sat down beside her. Now, whether 
he intended to converse with her, or whether he 



182 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

contemplated sharing her diet, we hesitate to 
decide, for immediately upon perceiving her com- 
panion, she was frightened away. Absolutely 
frightened away. Probably understanding his 
characteristics she thought flight was admissible 
under the circumstances. Pier flight was so 
precipitous that she had no thought of the curds 
and whey. The picture just now presented to 
view is the spider solacing himself with the curds 
and whey, while Miss Muffet is only an outline 
in the dim distance. 



JACK SPEAT 

Jack Sprat could eat no fat, 

His wife could eat no lean. 
And so between them both you see. 

The platter kept quite clean. 
On milk and force they did exist 

And even tried to smile, 
The doctor said they should have meat, 

At least once in a while. 
But they to this would pay no heed 

But kept on eating force. 
Till poor John died, and then his wife 

Soon followed him of course. 



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AI^ ELABOEATED MOTHER GOOSE 
RHYME 

{This can be used as a recitation at a public entertainment.) 

A Solemn Warning. 

" Jack and Jill went up the hill, 
To get a pail of water. 
Jack fell down and broke his crown, 
And Jill came tumbling after." 

What a ridiculous thing to do. To go up the 
hill, a long, weary, breath-consuming climb, when 
as any one knows, water always runs down the 
hill. How much easier it would have been to 
have the stream run down instead of up. Evi- 
dently Jack and Jill were a bashful couple. 
Probably had gazed on each other from afar, and 
now, to their mutual satisfaction, are for the first 
time working together. And yet, how little 
they seemed to find to say. If it had been other- 
wise, they would never have wasted their breath 
on such a weary journey. Perhaps though, they 
were not so foolish as they seemed to be. It 
takes time to form a true friendship. Think of 
the fine chances Jack would have to display his 
strength and chivalry in helping Jill over the 
rough places. The opportunities afforded Jill 
for a graceful agility and dependence on Jack 
for aid. The stops necessary to recover breath, 



184 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

and, above all, the genial mood which outdoor 
exercise would, or should produce. Bashfulness 
would flee like the wind and the chain of friend- 
ship, once forged, would not easily be broken. 

But all things must end ! and the climb, pleas- 
ant though it was, came to its natural conclusion. 
The pail was filled, and the downward trip be- 
gan. But, alas ! misfortune also began. In the 
first place, the pail was too full. Being the 
stronger of the two. Jack, of course, did the fill- 
ing. Was it because he gazed too intently on 
Jill, standing modestly by, instead of his work, 
or because he wished to impress her anew with 
his strength that he let the water overflow ? 
Perhaps he wished her to regard the overflowing 
of the pail as a picture of his own heart ! As they 
descended, how did they carry the pail ? Was 
the burden shared ? or did Jack proudly carry 
the pail ? bearing it in one hand while he helped 
Jill with the other. Whichever it was, there 
was a mistake somewhere. If the candying was 
mutual, the hands must have gradually grown 
closer and closer until they were intertwined. 
Such a mode of carrying was not the wisest, as 
it would produce anything but a smooth, even 
swing to the dripping bucket. The water would 
splash, and finally, perhaps owing to the ener- 
getic pressure of the hands above it find itself 
precipitated to the earth. 

Or, if Jack carried it alone, it would come to 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 185 

the same end. How could he look at Jill and 
the water at the same time ? Of course he 
would forget the latter, and spill it as he went. 
His heart was overflowing just as the pail \vas! 
But while the water found an outlet, his heart 
was bound. He dared not give expression to his 
feelings, though much of his timidity he had lost. 
What was there left for the poor heart to do but 
burst its bonds ? 

Burst it did, and Jack, dazed and stunned, 
dropped the pail — dropped Jill's hand and finally 
dropped himself, and down he came. 

Not only his heart, but his crown was broken. 
Which hurt the most, we do not know. Poor 
Jill had been leaning on Jack, so that when he 
fell, she tottered, swayed from side to side, and 
then unable to help herself, "came tumbling 
after." 

Poor Jack ! Poor Jill I the poor pail of water ! 
Who was to blame? If Jack had controlled 
himself, and like the hero of old, said, " Be still, 
my beating heart, be still," he would never have 
fallen. If Jill had depended more on herself 
she might have saved herself and assisted Jack. 
If the pail of water had but splashed hard 
enough, it might have slipped from Jack's hand 
without his knowledge. Discovering this loss he 
would have assisted Jill with both hands. His 
overflowing heart might have quieted itself on 
finding that its owner was concentrating his 



186 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

whole attention on the object of its tumultuous 
affection. 

But " what is to be, must be," and the sad 
tragedy could not be averted. 

Be warned ! my hearers ! Never like Jack 
and Jill do two things at once. If you find your 
heart overflowing with love for some one give 
free expression to your feelings, so that the poor 
heart may be relieved. Do not, like Jill, lean 
too much on others, but depend on yourself. If 
like the pail of water, you find you are in a per- 
son's wa}^, remove yourself at once or you may 
inadvertently cause the person to stumble, and 
repeat the sad tragedy of Jack and Jill. 



THE GEOGEAPHICAL GAME 

This game is useful in bringing out the geo- 
graphical vocabularies of the players. One per- 
son begins by mentioning a geographical word ; 
either the name of a town, state or country — and 
the next player mentions another geographical 
word, beginning with the letter that the first 
person's ended with. For instance, A may say 
" Antwerp" then B must quickly say a word be- 
ginning with the letter " P " ; so he ma}^ say 
''Providence." Then the next person must 
quickly give a word beginning with " E." He 
may say " Englewood." The next would say 
*' Dover," and so on endlessly. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 187 

THE GAME OF TELEGKAMS 
Each person in the room is given ten letters, 
all alike, or they may be called out at random by 
the people present. They are then told that 
these must be the initial letters of ten words in a 
telegram. For instance the following letters 
may be selected— B— J— 0—W—L—H—C— Q 
— P— D. 

One may write — Baby jumped out window, — 
little hurt — come quickly — pay doctor. Another 
may say — Brother John out west — loves Hattie 
Cornell — quickly pay dower. Still another — By 
June Otto will leave home — come quickly — poor 
Dorothy. Take ten other letters and see the re- 
sult— M—G—F—W—T— P—T—S—K—E. 

One may write — Mary grows fine — weighs ten 
pounds — talks some — ^knows everything. The 
next may be — Margaret grieves for William — 
tell papa to skin kid early. Still another — 
Mamma gives fine wedding to Prue — that society 
kind enjoy. It will be amusing to read the dif- 
ferent telegrams aloud to the company, and see 
what different trains of thought people will have 
when given the same letters. 



AN INDOOK CLOYER PARTY 
This search for clovers turns winter into sum- 
mer, for a lawn and large green expanse are not 
necessary for the hunt. The hostess cuts out of 



188 MONEY-MAKIT^G ENTERTAINMENTS 

green paper numerous three leafed clovers and a 
few with four leaves. She numbers them on the 
back, and then proceeds to hide them in every 
conceivable place, peeping out of the edge of 
carpets, under the corners of rugs, near piano 
legs, and in fact anywhere, so that they may be just 
slightly in view. When the search is finished, 
each participant adds up the numbers on the 
backs of his clovers, counting twenty-five for 
every four leafed one. The person having the 
highest aggregate number is given the prize, 
which may be a small clover centrepiece, or a 
watch charm containing a four leaf clover. 



SONG TABLEAUX 
As the name suggests, the tableaux are repre- 
sented by music. Well-known songs are chosen 
and the living picture illustrates the title of the 
song. While the melody is played on the piano, 
the tableau remains in position. After the tune 
is played through once, the curtain drops and the 
audience is requested to name the song. The 
following songs could be aptly illustrated. 
*' Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." A young 
girl on a pedestal, as the Goddess of Liberty. 
The dress should be a red and white striped skirt, 
and a blue bodice or drapery from the left shoul- 
der to the right side of waist, spangled with 
silver paper stars. Crown of blue, with silver 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 189 

stars ; hand resting on the staff of the American 
Flag. 

Familiar Songs. Sweet Yiolets — A young girl 
standing in the centre of stage, holding a large 
bunch of violets in her hand. 

Last Eose of Summer — Young man and maiden 
in summer costume — Young man handing a rose 
to the maiden. 

Two Eoses — A young and pretty girl with rosy 
cheeks, holding a large single rose near her face. 

Tired — Young man on an easy chair with 
closed eyes — newspaper on floor — half burned 
cigar between his fingers. 

The Old Oaken Bucket — An old bucket on 
stand or table. 

Two Little Girls in Blue — Two little girls, 
dressed just alike in blue. 



A HALLOWE'EN^ PAETY 

The rooms selected for these games should be 
cleared of all unnecessary furniture. Pumpkin 
Jack o'Lnnterns can be hung from the ceilings, or 
the gas globes might be covered with orange 
colored tissue paper to simulate Jack o'lanterns. 

Bobbing for apples is one of the most popular 
games for this holiday. Fill a large washtub 
with water and float a number of apples in it. 
Each person in turn kneels beside the tub, and 



190 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

tries to catch an apple in his teeth without 
using his hands, which are clasped behind his 
back. 

Another way ts to fasten an apple on one end 
of a stick and a lighted candle on the other ; 
swing the stick horizontally from the ceiling, and 
range the guests in a circle, and then while the 
stick is revolving, each person must bite at the 
apple, running the risk, of course, of being 
greased by the candle. 

The time-honored refreshments for Hal- 
lowe'en consist of apples, nuts, cider, fruits, 
cheese, griddle cakes, and eggs served in various 
forms. 

A game can be made of choosing the partners 
for the supper. 

The hostess wnll bring out a basket containing 
one grain of popcorn, an apple, a pear, a nut, in 
fact, anything of the kind, but only one of each. 
She asks each gentleman to choose an object and 
then match it, as the host has offered the ladies 
a similar basket and a similar choice. Or else, 
each man can pare an apple, taking care to keep 
the skin in one strip. 

Waving it three times around his head, he 
throws it on the floor, and as it usually makes a 
sort of hieroglyphic, the company helps him to 
decide which letter it has formed, and to find the 
person w^hose name begins Avith that letter. 

After the supper is a fitting time for telling 



MOTLEY-MAKING ENTERTAIKMENTS 191 

ghost stories, for the love tests are not supposed 
to be efficacious unless tried after midnight. 

The first of these tests should be burning nuts 
— for which chestnuts have already been pre- 
pared. A girl puts a nut in the fire and one on 
each side of it which she names after a male 
friend or acquaintance. If a nut jumps or cracks, 
that friend will prove unfaithful ; if it begins to 
burn or blaze, he has a regard for the person 
making the trial ; if the nuts burn and blaze to- 
gether, the girl and the friend whom the nut 
represented, will be married. 

Again, an apple seed is cut in halves, each half 
named, and stuck upon the closed eyelids. It is 
rarely that either one remains on long. If both 
drop at the same time then it is reasonable to 
suppose that the experimenter will go unloved to 
his or her grave. 

Should one, however, remain longer than the 
other, that one will prove constant through life. 

Another test requires three saucers, one filled 
with water, one containing a ring, and the third 
a rag. 

The guests are blindfolded, one at a time, 
turned around several times, and told to put their 
hands into a saucer. If they choose water, it 
means an ocean trip ; the ring, marriage, and the 
rag, eternal single blessedness. 

A wedding ring or key tied to a silken thread 
and suspended over a goblet while the holder re- 



192 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

cites the alphabet slowly, will, on this night, 
strike the glass at certain letters, and so spell out 
the name of the future husband or wafe. 

The salt and water test, while it leads to many 
practical jokes, requires some courage on the part 
of the experimenter. She must fill her mouth 
with w^ater and her hand with salt, and walk 
around the house or block w- ithout spilling a drop 
or an atom, the first person of the opposite sex 
she meets on her return, being her future hus- 
band. 

If the hostess wishes to introduce a novel en- 
tertainment at this time, she might invite her 
guests to a phantom party. In this case each 
one comes provided with a sheet and pillow-case, 
and masque of white cotton, to be donned in the 
dressing-room in the latest ghostly fashion. 

The hostess, naturally, does not put on her 
costume until all the guests have arrived, when 
she can slip away and join them in the same 
attire without their knowing it, the idea being 
that each one is completely disguised, and only 
people who know each other well, are able to 
find out who their companions are. 

The sheet is draped so as to cover the garments 
in a semi-Grecian style, and the pillow-case is put 
over the head as a hood, only showing the face, 
which is covered by the masque. It is usually the 
custom to w^ear evening dress under the sheet, in 
order to appear as a mortal after supper. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 193 



PROGRESSIVE ANAGRAMS 

This entertaining game is carried on after the 
same plan as any other progressive game. There 
are a number of tables, each with a distinctive 
feature. For instance one table may be an animal 
table, another a geographical table, another a 
furniture table, and still another the edible table. 
It would be a good idea to have at No. 1 table a 
toy animal ; at No. 2 table a revolving geograph- 
ical globe ; at No. 3 table a toy piece of furni- 
ture ; at No. 4 table a small basket of fruit. 

Tally cards are given out with the number of 
the table and the couple — then each person finds 
where he is to begin this progressive game. 
At each table are four chairs, and on the table a 
number of anagrams, which can be readily 
bought, or made from cardboard and then let- 
tered. The person arranging the game should 
see that there are about the same number of let- 
ters at each table, and avoid letters that would 
not naturally begin the words of the distinctive 
tables, at which they are placed. We will sup- 
pose four people are seated at No. 1 table, which 
is limited to the animal kingdom. A picks up a 
letter which may be '' D." He looks at the letter, 
and then quickly names an animal commencing 
with that letter and says " Deer." If he does 
this quickly he keeps the letter in his hand ; 



194 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

but if he fails to do so, he drops it, and the per- 
son on his left picks up another letter and calls 
an animal beginning with that letter. While 
this is going on at Ko. 1 table, the same thing is 
proceeding at the other tables — only they must 
limit their words to the subject at their several 
tables. The players at No. 2 are calling geograph- 
ical names as London, Detroit, Asia, etc. ; at No. 
3 they are calling names of pieces of furniture, 
as sofa, chair, bureau, etc., and at No. 4 they are 
calling edibles, as pudding, marmalade, bread, 
etc. When all the letters have been used at No. 
1 table, a bell is tapped, and all must stop ; then 
each player counts the number of letters in his or 
her hand, which represent the number of words 
they have called successfully. 

The two highest progress as in any other game, 
and the number of letters is scored on the backs 
of the tally cards. As each couple progress, 
they lay the letters on the table. Those having 
the highest number of tallies in the aggregate 
win the prize. 



CHAEADE IN PANTOMIME 

emigrate. 

Act I.^ — Em. 

A young lady enters the room carrying a large 

bandbox or satchel with the letters E. M. plainly 

printed on it. 



MONEY-MA KING ENTERTAINMENTS 195 

A placard bearing the words, "Train for 
Embury leaves at 12 M.," should be placed in a 
conspicuous position on the wall. 

The lady walks up to the placard, looks at it 
carefully a few minutes, glances at clock or 
watch, and passes out hurriedly as though to 
catch train. 

Act II.- 1. 

A young girl or boy seated in a chair with 
bandage over eye. 

An older person comes in, looks horrified, 
casts questioning glances around, asks by appro- 
priate gestures if he were hit with a ball, or had 
run against something, etc., and finally, raises 
the bandage, peeps under it, places her hand 
over her own eyes and runs out. 

Act III. — Grate. 
A young girl wearing a big gingham apron, 
stands at a table mixing a pudding in a large 
bowl. Finally, she picks up a grater and grates 
nutineg over the top of it, then carefully carries 
the pudding out as though to put it in the oven. 

Act IY. — Emigrate. 

Several persons, male and female, all dressed 
in a grotesque manner, and laden with baggage, 
are hurrying toward a supposed ship. 

When it is reached, the}^ wave their handker- 
chiefs, all sorts and sizes, vigorously, in farewell 
to those left behind, and pass out of the room. 



196 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 



A VAEIETY OF " TEAS " 

The variety of " Tea " is not the beverage one 
might think the game refers to, but it is the let- 
ters which commence words. Select a number 
of words [about twenty-five] and tell the guests 
that when the letter is removed, another word 
Avill be left. For instance, the meaning of the 
first word is " Labor," which, when decapitated, 
leaves a liquid, which gives light. This will be 
" Toil," and when the " T " is removed it leaves 
" Oil." 

The next a symbol of grief, Avhich when de- 
capitated leaves a part of the bod}^ This is 
" Tear "— '' Ear." 

To impart knowledge, every one, two or more. 
Teach — each. 

To deride when decapitated leaves a near rela- 
tive. Taunt — aunt. 

A narrative, a drink. Tale — ale. 

Three united, a kind of coffee. Trio — Eio. 

To dress, the edge. Trim — rim. 

A misstep and a place torn. Trip — rip. 

An edible and mature. Tripe — ripe. 

A correct statement and a girl's name. Truth 
— Euth. 

A beaten path, and a distaff. Track — rack. 

A village and possessorship. Town — own. 

To trail and storm. Train — rain. 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 197 

To ensnare and a gentle knock. Trap — rap. 

A change of direction, a small utensil. Turn 
— urn. 

A quick jerk, and an uncanny personage. 
Twitch — witch. 

To twist together, an intoxicating beverage. 
Twine — wine. 

To upbraid and cleverness. Twit — wit. 



EHYME CHARADES 

A slight digression from the old-time charades 
may be found in the Rhyme Charades. Divide 
the number of players into two sides. Then let 
one side retire to a quiet place, and decide upon a 
word that they wish the other side to act. Then 
they announce a word which rhymes with the 
one that they have chosen. Let us suppose that 
the word is " gnat." They say, ^' We have 
chosen a word which rhymes with 'cat.' " The 
guessers then start in pantomime every word 
they can think of which rhymes Avith "cat," 
until they hit upon the right one. They are then 
told their charade was correct ; and straightway 
the other side chooses a word, and the same 
form is gone through again. This is a very 
agreeable way to pass a pleasant evening. 



198 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 



AN AUTOMATIC EESTAURA:^T 

The Automatic Restaurant is a departure from 
the ordinary church supper, and if carried out in 
detail will be found to be not only amusing, 
entertaining and attractive, but also highly 
lucrative. 

It is a suitable ending to a short musical or 
literary entertainment or to a lecture. 

The restaurant must be curtained off from the 
main hall or be given a separate room. 

A very long table or a succession of short ones 
are arranged at one end of the room. Sheets are 
suspended in front of them, the bottoms of 
which must be fastened to the floor. Long 
counters or tables of the same height as those 
back of the curtain must be arranged along the 
front of the curtain. 

The curtain is divided into sections by cutting 
slits or flaps a few feet apart and down close to 
the tables, to make an opening large enough to 
pass a plate, cup and saucer through. 

Another small opening is made through which 
to pass the coins and a basket placed under it to 
receive the money. 

Two persons should be behind each section — 
one to serve the food, the other to take charge 
of the money. 

The food should be arranged on the plates be- 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 199 

forehand so that at the very moment the coin 
falls the plate may be pushed through to the 
counter on the other side. 

In order to avoid mistakes each piece of 
money should be removed from the basket as 
soon as it falls there. 

A booth should be arranged for making 
change, as only the exact amount must be passed 
through the slot. 

A large card bearing a burlesque name of the 
article of food served and the price thereof 
should be fastened above each section. 

A suitable and inexpensive menu may be pre- 
pared from the following list: — 

Go-betweens — [Sandwiches], 5 cents. 
Hot Berry Drink — [Coffee], 5 cents. 
Kegisters — [Rolls], 2 cents. 
Predicaments — [Pickles], 1 cent. 
Eabbits — [Buns], 2 cents. 
Perplexities — [Salad], 3 cents. 
Pressed Curd — [Cheese], 1 cent. 
Confused Mixtures — [Jumbles], 1 cent. 
A Tight Squeeze — [Lemonade], 5 cents. 
Buried Seeds — [Berries], 5 cents. 
Golden Spheres — [Oranges], 3 cents, 
golid Skimmings — [Ice Cream], 10 cents. 



200 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

A PICTOKIAL ADYEETISEMENT 

A Pictorial Advertisement Party is an idea 
utilized in the following manner. It will be a 
source of much amusement. Cut well-known 
pictures out of magazines or papers. Pin or tie 
the pictures on the guests, who are to puzzle 
them out. He who guesses the greatest number 
of advertisements from the pictures should be 
given an article advertised. The most ridiculous 
one should be chosen. The following are 
familiar to many people : Quaker Oats ; Pru- 
dential life insurance ; ivory soap ; force ; Dr. 
Woodbury's facial soap, Knox gelatine — and 
countless others. A good idea would be to take 
popular advertisements that are seen in the 
street cars at the time of the party. 



A BOX OF TKAINED EABBITS 

Performances by little folks are alw^ays en- 
joyed by their companions, as well as by the 
older folks composing an audience. 

The children chosen to represent rabbits 
should be quite small. Their costumes are made 
of gray canton flannel [rough side out]. The 
garment for the body is in one piece, made with 
a long waist opened from the back. The sleeves 
and legs are cut long enough to cover the hands 



MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 201 

and feet. The head covering is a separate 
piece ; places are cut for the eyes and nose, and 
whiskers are marked on the face with white 
chalk. One Avhite rabbit might appear among 
the group. Pink chalk should mark the eyes, 
nose and mouth of this rabbit. A large wooden 
packing box is on the platform, behind Avhich 
the bunnies hide until the signal is given them 
to appear. A boy might represent the trainer. 
He snaps his fingers as a signal to change atti- 
tudes. 

First — A scramble. The trainer whistles, 
and throws pieces of cake or cracker on the 
stage ; the rabbits rush out of the box, and hop 
on hands and feet toward the food, while 
several bars of music are played. > At signal 
they hop to front of stage, and in stooping 
posture they hold the crackers in both hands, 
nibbling them. 

Second — Rank. Stand on feet in a row. Step 
backward and forward several times. 

Third— File. Turn to left in file. Place 
hands on shoulders of those in front, and make 
a circle. At centre of back turn and march in 
file to front. 

Fourth — To market. Turn again to left in file. 
At centre back each picks up a little basket, 
marches to front, and down left again. 

Fifth — Wheelbarrow race. At centre back 
each takes a little wheelbarrow, wheels in file to 



202 MONEY-MAKING ENTERTAINMENTS 

front. At front they turn alternately to left 
and right. As the first couple meet at centre 
back, they wheel their barrows side by side to 
front, the others remain stationary. At centre 
front, they turn to left and right alternately and 
run, making a circuit to front centre. At front 
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couple take up the race and wheel off in the 
same way after making a circuit. Each succeed- 
ing couple do the same until all but the last 
couple have left the stage. When the last 
couple have made the round, the one who 
reached the front first, seats himself in his 
barrow, and is wheeled off by his companion. 



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